Subaru of America, Inc.: Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Subaru of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 11, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 19,763. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE MAY BE INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED AND WOULD NOT BE ENGAGED IN A FULL PARK POSITION WHEN PLACED IN PARK.
The risk
IF TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM IS NOT IN PARK WHILE THEVEHICLE IS RUNNING OR ON AN INCLINE, A RUNAWAY SITUATION WOULD OCCUR WHICHCOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Subaru Loyale | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 Subaru Loyale | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 91V091000.
Full record for the 1991 Subaru Loyale → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →