Subaru Ascent. Published by Transport Canada as 2021746 on 9 December 2021. System: Steering.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, the mounting holes for the tie rod ends were not manufactured correctly. As a result, the front tie rods may not fit properly. This could lead to damage during assembly and servicing. Over time, parts that do not fit correctly could separate and cause a loss of steering control. …
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Subaru ASCENT in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2021746
- Recall date
- 9 December 2021
- Make
- Subaru
- Models
- Ascent
- Model years
- 2020
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 94
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the mounting holes for the tie rod ends were not manufactured correctly. As a result, the front tie rods may not fit properly. This could lead to damage during assembly and servicing. Over time, parts that do not fit correctly could separate and cause a loss of steering control.Safety Risk:
A loss of steering control could create the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
Subaru will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your car to a dealer to replace the left and right steering knuckles, tie rod ends, and related hardware.
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 2021746.
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.
- 2021745 · 10 December 2021 · Ascent, Legacy, Outback · Powertrain
- 2021466 · 29 July 2021 · Forester, Outback, Impreza · Fuel System
- 2021226 · 15 April 2021 · Crosstrek, Forester · Suspension
- 2021228 · 15 April 2021 · Impreza, Crosstrek · Electrical
- 2021209 · 7 April 2021 · Impreza · Tires
- 2022394 · 21 July 2022 · Impreza WRX · Lights And Instruments
- 2022395 · 21 July 2022 · Outback, Legacy · Brakes
- 2022405 · 28 July 2022 · Solterra · Label
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2021739 · 8 December 2021 · 4900 · Steering
- 2021718 · 23 November 2021 · Tundra, Sequoia · Steering
- 2021714 · 19 November 2021 · Model Y · Steering
- 2021640 · 19 October 2021 · Essex Class A Motorhome · Steering
- 2021507 · 11 August 2021 · Gla Class, Cla Class, B Class · Steering
- 2021502 · 9 August 2021 · Pioneer 700 · Steering
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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 658 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2021.
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