NHTSA recall 10V326000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 10V326000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WVS-29 |
| Manufacturer | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2010-07-20 |
| Owners notified | 2010-07-28 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 809 |
What is wrong
SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 OUTBACK AND LEGACY PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 28 THROUGH JUNE 23, 2010. DUE TO A PROGRAMMING ERROR, A LUBRICATION HOLE WITHIN THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS OMITTED.
What can happen
IF THE TRANSMISSION GEARS ARE NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATED, A GROANING SOUND MAY BEGIN TO DEVELOP ALERTING THE DRIVER OF A PROBLEM. IF THE SOUND IS IGNORED AND NO ACTION IS TAKEN, THE GEARS WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK AND THIS CONDITION WILL LEAD TO VEHICLE POWER LOSS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
The remedy
SUBARU WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES BY DRILLING AN OIL LUBRICATION HOLE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE INTERNAL PARTS WITH NEW ONES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
Notes
SUBARU'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS WVS-29.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2010 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2010-04-28 to 2010-06-23. |
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| 2011 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2010-04-28 to 2010-06-23. |
| 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK | Built 2010-04-28 to 2010-06-23. |
| 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK | Built 2010-04-28 to 2010-06-23. |
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
| SB-CF-18/19 | 2009-12-24. Service bulletin. SUBARU: SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE LINEARTRONIC CVT MAY EXHIBIT A LACK OF POWER CONCERN IN REVERSE WHEN ON A STEEP INCLINE. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, VEHICLES MAY NOT CONTINUE TO REVERSE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPED WHILE BACKING UP AN INCLINE. THE CONCERN IS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURES. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.