Subaru Justy. Published by Transport Canada as 1989031 on 8 March 1989. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says 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 …
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Subaru JUSTY in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1989031
- Recall date
- 8 March 1989
- Make
- Subaru
- Models
- Justy
- Model years
- 1988 to 1989
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 1,430
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
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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Subaru elsewhere in this register
Subaru is named on 151 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1990080 · 4 June 1990 · GL, DL, XT · Suspension
- 1990111 · 23 July 1990 · Legacy · Heater And Defroster
- 1990190 · 6 December 1990 · Legacy · Structure
- 1991043 · 12 March 1991 · Justy, Loyale, DL · Lights And Instruments
- 1991084 · 30 May 1991 · Loyale · Powertrain
- 1991092 · 12 June 1991 · Loyale, XT, Legacy · Powertrain
- 1986080 · 18 July 1986 · GL, DL, Brat · Other
- 1992001 · 8 January 1992 · XT6 · Steering
The same system: Powertrain
823 notices in this register name Powertrain. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1989040 · 23 March 1989 · Astro, Safari · Powertrain
- 1989116 · 18 August 1989 · P Series · Powertrain
- 1988168 · 8 December 1988 · Softail Standard (fxst), Softail Springer (fxsts), Heritage Softail (flst) · Powertrain
- 1988152 · 8 November 1988 · 700 Series · Powertrain
- 1988087 · 23 June 1988 · Continental · Powertrain
- 1988080 · 9 June 1988 · Samara · Powertrain
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Subaru: 151 in the register, and 178 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1989.
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