Defect Description For Recall
Certain Sport Utility And Passenger Vehicles Equipped With Automatic Transmissions Were Produced With An Improperly Manufactured Transmission Parking Rod. When The Transmission Selector Lever Is Placed In The “P” (Park) Position, The Transmission Park Mechanism, That Is Intended To Hold Your Vehicle, May Not Engage.
Make Of Vehicle
SUBARU
Model Of Vehicle
BAJA
Year
2003
Recall Campaign Number
02V282000
Component Description
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
Effect Of Defect
The Vehicle Could Then Move/Roll Without Prior Warning, Increasing The Risk Of A Crash.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Replace The Automatic Transmission Parking Rod Assembly. Owner Notification January 8, 2003. An Interim Owner Notification Will Be Sent During November 2002. Owners Who Take Their Vehicles To An Authorized Dealer On An Agreed Upon Service Date And Do Not Receive The Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Subaru At 1-800-782-2783.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Subaru Of America, Inc.
Start Of Manufacture
20010601
End Of Manufacture
20020930
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
172564
Date Owners Notified
20030108
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Subaru Of America, Inc.
Date Report Received
20021030
Make Campaign Number
WWK-94