Recall Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 10220 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUBARU
Recalled Component Id: 000009543000202119000000193 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 2000
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V249000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING Manufacturer That Filed Report: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 12 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 25 1999
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 13
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 27 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Subaru of America, Inc. Report Received Date: Sep, 17 1999
Record Creation date : Sep, 28 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sedan l model passenger vehicles. anti-rust coating was incorrectly applied to the transverse link mounting surface of the vehicle body. over time the coating shrinks, causing a torque decrease of the bolt that secures the transverse link bracket to the vehicle body. Consequence Summary: This can result in loosening of the bracket and subsequent separation of the transverse link from the vehicle frame.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the vehicles and, if necessary, remove the anti-rust coating under the mounting location of the left transverve link mounting bracket bolt and retorque the mounting bolt to the required torque. Recall Notes: Owner notification began september 27, 1999. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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