The defect
POSITIONING OF THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD RESULT IN ABNORMAL WEAR TO THE CABLE. THE CABLE COULD BEGIN TO FRAY AND UNWIND.
The remedy
UPON INSPECTION, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WILL BE REPOSITIONED, IF NECESSARY, AND REPLACED IF DAMAGED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Subaru | 1982, 1983, 1984 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
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 | 1982 | 1 | 3 |
| Subaru | 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| Subaru | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1984
5 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the vehicle speed control; SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. filed 75 campaigns in all.
| 84V001000 3 Dec 1984 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V138000 2 Nov 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V132000 16 Oct 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V091000 14 Aug 1984 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984