NHTSA recall 00V391000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 00V391000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WXY-82 |
| Manufacturer | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2000-11-21 |
| Owners notified | 2001-01-26 |
| Component | STEERING:LINKAGES |
| Units potentially affected | 1977 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A CASTING FLAW IN THE RIGHT FRONT BEARING HOUSING COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING IF THE CASTING FLAW SHOULD EXIST IN THE TIE-ROD ARM.
What can happen
THIS CASTING FLAW COULD CAUSE GREASE LEAKAGE, FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE DUE TO LOSS OF GREASE, OR LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO TIE-ROD END SEPARATION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FRONT BEARING HOUSINGS WITH A LOT NUMBER OF OF15.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 26, 2001.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2001 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2000-08-14 to 2000-08-28. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 010101 | 2001-02-23. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOR POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT FRONT SPINDLE HOUSING. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.