Recall Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 1998

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 13996 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUBARU
Recalled Component Id: 000008553000078581000000182 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 1998
NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V042000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) Manufacturer That Filed Report: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: May, 09 1997 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 28 1997
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 19386
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 15 1998 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Subaru of America, Inc. Report Received Date: Feb, 20 1998
Record Creation date : Feb, 27 1998 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. due to poor welds, ignition keys can stick, shift levers/linkages can break and shift levers can move. Consequence Summary: This condition can cause unexpected movement of the vehicle increasing the risk of a crash or property damage.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the automatic transmission shift lever assemblies (except the handle grip). Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 15, 1998.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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