Recall Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 1664 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUBARU
Recalled Component Id: 000015316000092479000000180 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V282000 Mfr Campaign Number: WWK-94
Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Manufacturer That Filed Report: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 2001 End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 30 2002
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 172564
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 08 2003 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Subaru of America, Inc. Report Received Date: Oct, 30 2002
Record Creation date : Oct, 30 2002 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Certain sport utility and passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions were produced with an improperly manufactured transmission parking rod. when the transmission selector lever is placed in the "p" (park) position, the transmission park mechanism, that is intended to hold your vehicle, may not engage. Consequence Summary: The vehicle could then move/roll without prior warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the automatic transmission parking rod assembly. owner notification january 8, 2003. an interim owner notification will be sent during november 2002. 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. Recall Notes: Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: