NHTSA Complaint #11111008 — 2013 SUBARU IMPREZA

AIR BAG IS DISABLED WHEN MOISTURE OR HUMIDITY IS PRESENT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. SPECIFICALLY THE AIRBAG RED LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE AMBER PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT PRESENTED ITSELF SOON AFTER PURCHASE. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY & WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN TRIGGERED BY BOTH HUMIDITY IN THE AIR & PERSPIRATION BY THE PASSENGER. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH MOISTURE COMPROMISING THE PASSENGER SEAT SWITCH. THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. MOST RECENTLY I HAD LEFT THE REAR WINDOW OPEN IT WAS HUMID BUT THERE WAS NO RAIN, WHEN I WENT TO WORK IN THE MORNING THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE PROBLEM MAY BE GETTING WORSE OVER TIME, IN THE PAST A TOWEL OR TRASH BAG WOULD PREVENT IT BUT NO, AS MENTIONED IT IS BEING TRIGGERED BY HUMID AIR. I VIDEOED ONE EXAMPLE AND HAVE ATTEMPTED TO INCLUDE IT BUT IT IS TOO LARGE I WOULD BE GLAD TO EMAIL IT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR SHOWS OFF. THE VIDEO WAS TAKEN ON SEPT 30TH 2014, THE VEHICLE HAD 35,212 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.