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SUBARU issued a recall on the JUSTY model

· Published by Transport Canada · Official notice

Details

Alert type: Recall
Category: Car
Department: Transport Canada
Notification type: Safety Industry
System: Powertrain
Units affected: 1,430
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Products

ModelMakeModel year(s) affected
JUSTYSUBARU1988, 1989

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The issue

ON VEHICLES WITH 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND 4WD THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE DIPSTICK AND THE FLUID LEVEL CHECKING METHOD DESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL MAY RESULT IN INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION OF THE 4WD EXTENSION BEARING. THIS COULD LEAD TO BEARING SEIZURE AND POSSIBLE REAR WHEEL LOCK-UP WHICH COULD IN TURN LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND THE TRANSMISSION CASE WILL BE FILLED TO THE PROPER FLUID LEVEL. A MODIFIED DIPSTICK WILL BE INSTALLED AND AN INSERT FOR THE OWNER'S MANUAL DESCRIBING THE CORRECT FLUID LEVEL CHECKING PROCEDURE WILL BE PROVIDED.
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