# Transport Canada recall 1983005

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1983005
- Manufacturer's number: 8
- Reported: 1983\-01\-12
- Component: Electrical
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 4619

## What is wrong

The front main wiring harness, which is routed behind the maintenance free battery may chafe against the threads of the rear battery hold\-down rod, exposing the wirind.  This could lead top an electrical short and possibly result in an engine compartment fire.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1981 SUBARU BRAT](/makes/subaru/brat/1981/recalls.md)
- [1982 SUBARU BRAT](/makes/subaru/brat/1982/recalls.md)
- [1981 SUBARU DL](/makes/subaru/dl/1981/recalls.md)
- [1982 SUBARU DL](/makes/subaru/dl/1982/recalls.md)
- [1981 SUBARU GL](/makes/subaru/gl/1981/recalls.md)
- [1982 SUBARU GL](/makes/subaru/gl/1982/recalls.md)
- [1981 SUBARU GLF](/makes/subaru/glf/1981/recalls.md)
- [1982 SUBARU GLF](/makes/subaru/glf/1982/recalls.md)
- [1981 SUBARU STANDARD](/makes/subaru/standard/1981/recalls.md)
- [1982 SUBARU STANDARD](/makes/subaru/standard/1982/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [15\-302\-22](/bulletins/10219491.md), 2022-09-08, Service bulletin
- [15\-192\-22R](/bulletins/10209915.md), 2022-04-05, Service bulletin
- [01\-167\-08R](/bulletins/10198758.md), 2021-07-03, Service bulletin

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1983005](/v1/recalls/tc/1983005)

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