SUBARU LEGACY 1990: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 91V082000
Make | Model | Year |
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SUBARU | LEGACY | 1990 |
Date Owners Notified | Date Received by ODI | Date Added to Database |
1991-07-05 | 1991-05-30 | 1991-05-31 |
Production Dates: 1988-12-01 - 1990-05-01
Manufacturers Involved: Subaru of America, Inc.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 76000
Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report
UNDER CERTAIN LOAD CONDITIONS, THE PARK GEAR MAY NOT DISENGAGE IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LEVER IS MOVED FROM PARK TO REVERSE.
DELAYED RELEASE OF TRANSMISSION FROM PARK CAUSES DELAYEDAND POSSIBLY ABRUPT VEHICLE MOVEMENT THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
INSTALL A MODIFIED PARKING BRAKE PAWL TO PREVENT DELAYED RELEASE INTO REVERSE GEAR.
SYSTEM: TRANSMISSION PARK GEAR.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS WITH ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AUTOMATICTRANSMISSIONS '4EAT'.