{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016487 (Subaru), 2017: Structure",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016487/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016487, SUBARU OUTBACK, LEGACY, 2016-10-06. On certain vehicles, the driver’s knee guard bracket may not have been properly aligned.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Outback, Legacy. Published by Transport Canada as 2016487 on 6 October 2016. System: Structure. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the driver’s knee guard bracket may not have been properly aligned at the time of welding and may not have been properly attached to the steering beam. In a frontal crash where the driver is not wearing a seatbelt, the knee guard may not be able to restrain the occupant’s lower body as designed, … 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 2016487 , dated 6 October 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V716 , dated 6 October 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, WTL72 . Number 2016487 16V716 Dated 6 October 2016 6 October 2016 Register Transport Canada NHTSA Both registers carry the same date for this defect. 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 same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T10:25:51+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:46:40+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016487 (Subaru), 2017: Structure\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016487/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}