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Subaru Recalls 199K Vehicles To Fix Brake Line Rust

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DETROIT (CBSMiami/AP) – Subaru is recalling thousands of cars and SUVs to fix rusty brake lines that can leak fluid which causes longer stopping distances.

Subaru, in documents posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, that salty water can splash on the brake lines through a gap in the fuel tank protector. The splash can cause rust and leaks.

The recall covers the 2009 through 2013 Forester, 2008 through 2011 Impreza, and the 2008 through 2014 WRX and WRX-STI models. It affects vehicles in 20 U.S. cold weather states and Washington, D.C., where salt is used to clear roads in the winter.

A recall from last year for the same problem didn't work due to incomplete repair instructions to dealers.

Dealers will apply a corrosion-fighting wax to a brake line connector at no cost to owners.

The recall affects vehicles now registered or originally sold in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.

Subaru says in the documents that drivers will be alerted to brake line leaks by a light on the instrument panel. Brakes will continue to work even if there's a leak, but drivers may need to push the pedal harder to stop.

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