Subaru Steering: Tie Rod Assembly

Subaru is recalling about 129 vehicles over a problem with the steering. This condition could result in a loss of steering control.

Campaign
00V091000
Manufacturer
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Reported
24 March 2000
Vehicles
129
Built between
Mar 2000 – Mar 2000
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
24 March 2000
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2000 and March 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2000 Subaru LegacyBuilt March 2000 to March 2000

What the defect is

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The left-side steering knuckle arm was incorrectly assembled.

What could happen

This condition could result in a loss of steering control.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE ON THE LEFT SIDE TIE-ROD END CASTLE NUT AND INSTALL A NEW COTTER PIN.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2000 to March 2000
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 March 2000
  3. Owners notified24 March 2000

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 March 2000.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

No vehicles have been delivered to customers.all vehicles will be repaired before being delivered to customers.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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