The issue
ON ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE PARK GEAR DISENGAGEMENT MECHANISM, WHEN SUBJECT TO LOADS RESULTING FROM CERTAIN PARKING SITUATIONS, MAY NOT RELEASE IMMEDIATELY INTO REVERSE GEAR RESULTING IN DELAYED AND POSSIBLY ABRUPT VEHICLE MOVEMENT. THIS COULD RESULT IN POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPAIRED WITH A MODIFIED PARKING PAWL.
Description (français)
Sur les transmissions automatiques à commandes électroniques, il se peut que, quand le véhicule est stationné et que la transmission est soumise à certaines contrainte particulières, le mécanisme de dégagement du verrouillage de la transmission ne la fasse pas immédiatement passer un marche arrière, ce qui pourrait retarder la mise en mouvement du véhiucle ou un passage brusque en marche arrière. Cela pourrait entraîner la perte de la maîtrise du véhicule et causer un accident.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Subaru Legacy | 1990, 1991 |
| Subaru Loyale | 1989, 1990 |
| Subaru XT | 1989, 1990 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subaru Legacy | 1990 | 81 | 4 |
| Subaru Legacy | 1991 | 78 | 3 |
| Subaru Loyale | 1989 | 3 | 1 |
| Subaru Loyale | 1990 | 13 | 4 |
| Subaru XT | 1989 | 2 | 1 |
| Subaru XT | 1990 | 0 | 1 |