{"vehicle":{"id":"1990_subaru_legacy","year":1990,"make":"Subaru","model":"Legacy"},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1994067","date":"1994-03-29","manufacturer":null,"component":"Powertrain","summary":"NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MANUAL TRANSMISSION.\nUNDER COLD AND HUMID CONDITIONS, FROST MAY FORM AT THE TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL GAUGE (DIPSTICK) WHERE THE BREATHING MECHANISM IS INCORPORATED. THIS COULD CAUSE PRESSURE TO BUILD INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CASE WHICH IN TURN COULD PUSH OUT THE OIL SEAL. SUBSEQUENT OIL LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN BURNING OF TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO WHEEL LOCK-UP.\nCORRECTION: ON VEHICLES WITH AN ALL METAL TYPE DIPSTICK, THE OIL LEVEL\nGAUGE TUBE WILL BE MODIFIED AND THE DIPSTICK WILL HAVE A SPACER ADDED.\nVEHICLES WITH A PLASTIC DIPSTICK WILL HAVE A MODIFIED TYPE DIPSTICK INSTALLED.","mfr_campaign":"KDG-20","units":5504,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["LEGACY"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1994067"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"94V052000","date":"1994-03-23","manufacturer":"SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.","component":"POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION","summary":"WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN CONTINUOUSLY UNDER EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES (-22 DEGREES F.) AND HIGH HUMIDITY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION BREATHING (AIR) VENT CAN BE BLOCKED DUE TO MOISTURE FREEZING AT THE OIL LEVEL GAUGE. IF THIS OCCURS, PRESSURE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CASE WILL INCREASE AND PUSH OUT THE REAR OIL SEAL, CAUSING TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKAGE. THE LACK OF LUBRICATION CAN BURN THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE AND THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":31295,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["LEGACY"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/94V052000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1991092","date":"1991-06-12","manufacturer":null,"component":"Powertrain","summary":"ON ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE PARK   GEAR DISENGAGEMENT MECHANISM, WHEN SUBJECT TO LOADS RESULTING   FROM CERTAIN PARKING SITUATIONS, MAY NOT RELEASE IMMEDIATELY INTO   REVERSE GEAR RESULTING IN DELAYED AND POSSIBLY ABRUPT VEHICLE   MOVEMENT. THIS COULD RESULT IN POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE   RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.\nCORRECTION: TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPAIRED WITH A MODIFIED PARKING   PAWL.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":3665,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["LEGACY"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1991092"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"91V082000","date":"1991-05-30","manufacturer":"SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","summary":"UNDER CERTAIN LOAD CONDITIONS, THE PARK GEAR MAY NOT DISENGAGE IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LEVER IS MOVED FROM PARK TO REVERSE.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":76000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["LEGACY"],"built_from":"1988-12-01","built_to":"1990-05-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/91V082000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1990190","date":"1990-12-06","manufacturer":null,"component":"Structure","summary":"NOTE: SEDANS AND STATION WAGONS\nTHE FRONT DOOR LATCH SCREWS COULD LOOSEN OR FALL OUT RESULTING IN   THE OCCUPANTS BEING UNABLE TO OPEN THE AFFECTED DOOR FROM THE   INSIDE.\nCORRECTION: THE FRONT DOOR LATCH SCREWS WILL BE REPLACED WITH A   NEW TYPE \"LOCK-TIGHT\" SCREW.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":6165,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["LEGACY"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1990190"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"90V184000","date":"1990-10-16","manufacturer":"SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH","summary":"TORQUE OF LATCH SCREWS ON FRONT DOORS MAY LOOSEN OVER TIME DUE TO A GAP BETWEEN THE LATCH BASE PLATE AND INNER DOOR PANEL UNDER THE SCREW HEAD.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":103744,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["LEGACY"],"built_from":"1989-01-01","built_to":"1990-07-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/90V184000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1990111","date":"1990-07-23","manufacturer":null,"component":"Heater And Defroster","summary":"NOTE: 4-DOOR SEDANS AND STATION WAGONS.\nTHE DEFROSTER LEVER PIN OF THE DEFROSTER SHUTTER DOOR MAY BECOME   DISLOCATED, ALLOWING THE SHUTTER DOOR TO CLOSE AND PREVENTING THE   DEFROSTER FROM FUNCTIONING.\nCORRECTION: A POSITIONING STOPPER DEVICE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH   WILL PREVENT DISLOCATION OF THE DEFROSTER LEVER PIN AND ENSURE   DEFROSTER OPERATION.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":5461,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["LEGACY"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1990111"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"90V110000","date":"1990-06-04","manufacturer":"SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.","component":"VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM","summary":"THE DEFROSTER LEVER PIN OF THE DEFROSTER SHUTTER DOOR MAY BECOME DISLOCATED AND ALLOW THE SHUTTER TO CLOSE, PREVENTING DEFROSTER FROM FUNCTIONING.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":81000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["LEGACY"],"built_from":"1989-01-01","built_to":"1990-04-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/90V110000"}],"lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}