Recall 98V042000: A/T Defect

Year: 1997, 1998
Make: SUBARU, SUBARU TRUCK
Model: LEGACY, OUTBACK
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 19386
Summary:

Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. Due to poor welds, ignition keys can stick, shift levers/linkages can break and shift levers can move.

This condition can cause unexpected movement of the vehicle increasing the risk of a crash or property damage.

Dealers will replace the automatic transmission shift lever assemblies (except the handle grip).

Owner notification is expected to begin April 15, 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).