{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016471 (Subaru), 2010 to 2013: Visual System",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016471/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016471, SUBARU OUTBACK, LEGACY, 2016-09-26. On certain vehicles, a manufacturing defect could cause the windshield wipers to become.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Outback, Legacy. Published by Transport Canada as 2016471 on 26 September 2016. System: Visual System. What the notice says On certain vehicles, a manufacturing defect could cause the windshield wipers to become inoperable. If an obstruction (such as snow or ice in the cowl area of the windshield) prevents the wipers from returning to the “park” position when wipers are turned off, the wiper arms would be forced to \"park\" at a higher than … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. Transport Canada carries this recall as 2016471 , dated 26 September 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V694 , dated 27 September 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, WTK71 . Number 2016471 16V694 Dated 26 September 2016 27 September 2016 Register Transport Canada NHTSA The two registers are 1 day apart : the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second. These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the s",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T10:25:49+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:46:40+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016471 (Subaru), 2010 to 2013: Visual System\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016471/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}