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Recall 1992001

Steering · Subaru · published 8 Jan 1992

333Vehicles affected in Canada
1Models
1988–1990Model years
CarSafety TC

The issue

THE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED MOTOR PUMP POWER STEERING SYSTEM MAY MALFUNCTION, RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER ASSIST. WHEN POWER ASSIST FAILS, THE VEHICLE MAY BE MANUALLY STEERED, HOWEVER, SINCE POWER STEERING ASSIST MAY COME BACK SUDDENLY AFTER THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST HAS OCCURRED, IT CAN CONCEIVABLY LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW MODIFIED SIGNAL CONTROLLER AND POWER CONTROLLER ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.

Description (français)

La pompe du système de servodirection à commande électronique peut mal fonctionner, entraînant une perte intermittente de la servodirection. Si elle fait défaut, on pourra quand m@eme diriger le véhicule manuellement; mais, puisque'elle peut aussi se remettre à fonctionner soudainement, il se peut que le conducteur perde la maîtrise du véhicule.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · official text, unchanged

Vehicles covered

Make and modelModel years
Subaru XT61988, 1989, 1990

Model years in this recall

NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.

ModelYearComplaintsRecallsComplaints about steering
Subaru XT61988515
Subaru XT6198901—
Subaru XT6199001—