Recall Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 1997

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 14185 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUBARU
Recalled Component Id: 000008548000076972000000294 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 1997
NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V035000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Manufacturer That Filed Report: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 09 1996 End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 21 1997
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 61115
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 27 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. the throttle shaft ball bearing on the sensor side of the throttle body assembly was not installed in certain throttle bodies. Consequence Summary: Operation of a vehicle with a missing throttle shaft bearing can eventuallly lead to an incomplete return of the throttle valve resulting in a high idling condition.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the throttle body and replace the throttle assembly if the bearing is missing. Recall Notes: Owner notification began april 27, 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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