# NHTSA recall 91V082000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 91V082000
- Manufacturer: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 1991\-05\-30
- Owners notified: 1991\-07\-05
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 76000

## What is wrong

UNDER CERTAIN LOAD CONDITIONS, THE PARK GEAR MAY NOT DISENGAGE IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LEVER IS MOVED FROM PARK TO REVERSE.


## What can happen

DELAYED RELEASE OF TRANSMISSION FROM PARK CAUSES DELAYEDAND POSSIBLY ABRUPT VEHICLE MOVEMENT THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.


## The remedy

INSTALL A MODIFIED PARKING BRAKE PAWL TO PREVENT DELAYED RELEASE INTO REVERSE GEAR.


## Notes

SYSTEM: TRANSMISSION PARK GEAR.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS WITH ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AUTOMATICTRANSMISSIONS \(4EAT\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1990 SUBARU LEGACY](/makes/subaru/legacy/1990/recalls.md). Built 1988\-12\-01 to 1990\-05\-01.
- [1991 SUBARU LEGACY](/makes/subaru/legacy/1991/recalls.md). Built 1988\-12\-01 to 1990\-05\-01.
- 1989 SUBARU LOYALE. Built 1988\-12\-01 to 1990\-05\-01.
- [1990 SUBARU LOYALE](/makes/subaru/loyale/1990/recalls.md). Built 1988\-12\-01 to 1990\-05\-01.
- [1989 SUBARU XT](/makes/subaru/xt/1989/recalls.md). Built 1988\-12\-01 to 1990\-05\-01.
- [1990 SUBARU XT](/makes/subaru/xt/1990/recalls.md). Built 1988\-12\-01 to 1990\-05\-01.
- [1991 SUBARU XT](/makes/subaru/xt/1991/recalls.md). Built 1988\-12\-01 to 1990\-05\-01.

## Investigated as PE91039

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE91039: Preliminary evaluation, opened 1991\-01\-23, closed 1991\-05\-30. REVERSE DELAYED ENGAGEMENT. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/91V082000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/91V082000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/91V082000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/91V082000)

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