The defect
THE DEFROSTER LEVER PIN OF THE DEFROSTER SHUTTER DOOR MAY BECOME DISLOCATED AND ALLOW THE SHUTTER TO CLOSE, PREVENTING DEFROSTER FROM FUNCTIONING.
The risk
NON-FUNCTIONING DEFROSTER WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT DRIVERVISIBILITY.
The remedy
INSTALL A POSITIONING STOPPER DEVICE TO PREVENT DISLOCATION OF DEFROSTER LEVER PIN TO ASSURE DEFROSTER OPERATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Subaru Legacy | 1990 |
Components: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
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 |
Other visibility recalls in 1990
17 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the visibility; SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. filed 75 campaigns in all.
| 90V192000 12 Nov 1990 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 90V179000 1 Nov 1990 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 90V149000 23 Aug 1990 | CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO. |
| 90V135000 27 Jul 1990 | LIMOUSINE WERKS, INC. |
| 90V126000 10 Jul 1990 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 90V111000 6 Jun 1990 | ABC BUS COMPANIES, INC. |
| 90V107000 4 Jun 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V106001 1 Jun 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990