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NHTSA Campaign 91V082000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Issued by SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. · Reported May 30, 1991 · 76,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

UNDER CERTAIN LOAD CONDITIONS, THE PARK GEAR MAY NOT DISENGAGE IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LEVER IS MOVED FROM PARK TO REVERSE.

Consequence

DELAYED RELEASE OF TRANSMISSION FROM PARK CAUSES DELAYEDAND POSSIBLY ABRUPT VEHICLE MOVEMENT THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy

INSTALL A MODIFIED PARKING BRAKE PAWL TO PREVENT DELAYED RELEASE INTO REVERSE GEAR.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SUBARU LEGACY 1990 76,000
SUBARU LEGACY 1991 76,000
SUBARU LOYALE 1989 76,000
SUBARU LOYALE 1990 76,000
SUBARU XT 1989 76,000
SUBARU XT 1990 76,000
SUBARU XT 1991 76,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 91V082000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.