The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE WITHIN THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH HOUSING CAN CAUSE A BINDING BETWEEN THE ACTUATING BUTTON AND THE HOUSING.
The risk
THE SWITCH COULD STICK IN AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION WHEN DEACTIVATING, RESULTING IN THE TURN SIGNALS BECOMING INOPERABLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A MODIFIED HAZARD WARNING SWITCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Subaru Legacy | 1997 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
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 | 1997 | 139 | 5 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1997
9 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the exterior lighting; SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. filed 75 campaigns in all.
| 97V236000 19 Dec 1997 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 97V198000 4 Nov 1997 | OX BODIES, INC. |
| 97V162000 22 Sept 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V114002 2 Sept 1997 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 97V114001 4 Aug 1997 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 97V103000 20 Jun 1997 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 97V038000 11 Mar 1997 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
| 97V021000 18 Feb 1997 | CAPACITY OF TEXAS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997