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.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Subaru XT6 | 1988, 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 XT6 | 1988 | 5 | 1 |
| Subaru XT6 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Subaru XT6 | 1990 | 0 | 1 |