The defect
INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE RELOCATED ALTERNATOR WIRING AND THE SOLENOID HOSE ALTERNATOR WIRING STAY BRACKET CAN CAUSE WIRE CHAFFING AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
The risk
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD RESULT IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLYAN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
MODIFY BY REMOVING THE SOLENOID HOSE/ALTERNATOR STAY BRACKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Subaru Justy | 1988 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
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 Justy | 1988 | 4 | 4 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1988
14 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the electrical system; SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. filed 75 campaigns in all.
| 88V183000 23 Nov 1988 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 88V174000 2 Nov 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 88V173000 1 Nov 1988 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 88V148000 6 Sept 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V118000 22 Jul 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V114000 19 Jul 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V097000 24 Jun 1988 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 88V095000 14 Jun 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988