NHTSA recall 91V091000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 91V091000 |
| Manufacturer | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 1991-06-11 |
| Owners notified | 1991-06-06 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 19763 |
What is wrong
TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE MAY BE INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED AND WOULD NOT BE ENGAGED IN A FULL PARK POSITION WHEN PLACED IN PARK.
What can happen
IF TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM IS NOT IN PARK WHILE THEVEHICLE IS RUNNING OR ON AN INCLINE, A RUNAWAY SITUATION WOULD OCCUR WHICHCOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM.
Notes
SYSTEM: TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CARS INCLUDING FRONT AND FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES EQUIPPEDWITH THE 3AT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
| 1990 SUBARU LOYALE | Built 1989-08-01 to 1991-03-01. |
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| 1991 SUBARU LOYALE | Built 1989-08-01 to 1991-03-01. |
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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. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.