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NHTSA Campaign 91V193000

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

Issued by SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. · Reported Nov 12, 1991 · 13,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED MOTOR PUMP POWER STEERING SYSTEM MAY MALFUNCTION, CAUSING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND REQUIRING VARYING DEGREES OF INCREASED STEERING EFFORT.

Consequence

THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURECAN LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy

INSTALL A MODIFIED SIGNAL CONTROLLER AND A MODIFIED POWER CONTROLLER.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SUBARU XT6 1988 13,000
SUBARU XT6 1989 13,000
SUBARU XT6 1990 13,000
SUBARU XT6 1991 13,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 91V193000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.