Subaru Ascent. Published by Transport Canada as 2019605 on 2 December 2019. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, a hydraulic sensor in the transmission could malfunction. If this happens, the transmission may slip and cause vibrations or abnormal noises while driving. This can also cause a malfunction indicator lamp to turn on. If you continue driving, this could result in a loss of power to the …
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Subaru ASCENT in the other registers
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The American register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2019605
- Recall date
- 2 December 2019
- Make
- Subaru
- Models
- Ascent
- Model years
- 2019
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 4,669
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, a hydraulic sensor in the transmission could malfunction. If this happens, the transmission may slip and cause vibrations or abnormal noises while driving. This can also cause a malfunction indicator lamp to turn on. If you continue driving, this could result in a loss of power to the wheels.Safety Risk:
A loss of power to the wheels could increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
Subaru will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to update the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) software. The vehicle will be inspected after a drive test, and if certain trouble codes (DTCs) are stored, the hydraulic sensor harness will also be replaced. If vehicles are confirmed to have experienced, or are currently experiencing low drive chain tension, the transmission assembly will be replaced.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2019605.
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.
- 2019604 · 2 December 2019 · Ascent, Forester · Engine
- 2019536 · 25 October 2019 · Legacy, Outback · Accessories
- 2019525 · 17 October 2019 · Impreza, Crosstrek · Engine
- 2019526 · 17 October 2019 · Impreza, Crosstrek · Engine
- 2019527 · 17 October 2019 · Impreza · Engine
- 2019492 · 4 October 2019 · Forester · Airbag
- 2019255 · 30 May 2019 · Crosstrek · Visual System
- 2019191 · 18 April 2019 · Outback, Legacy, Tribeca · Electrical
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.
- 2019610 · 6 December 2019 · Jetta · Powertrain
- 2019624 · 11 December 2019 · V85 TT · Powertrain
- 2019642 · 17 December 2019 · X3-45 Vip, H3-45 Coach · Powertrain
- 2019592 · 21 November 2019 · Durastar, Workstar, HV · Powertrain
- 2019579 · 18 November 2019 · Speed Triple · Powertrain
- 2019577 · 15 November 2019 · 500 · 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 594 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2019.
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