2000 Subaru Legacy recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: sedan l model passenger vehicles. Anti-rust coating was incorrectly applied to the transverse link mounting surface of the vehicle body. Over time the coating shrinks, causing a torque decrease of the bolt that secures the transverse link bracket to the vehicle body.
💥 The risk
This CAN result in loosening of the bracket and subsequent separation of the transverse link from the vehicle frame.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the vehicles and, if necessary, remove the anti-rust coating under the mounting location of the left transverve link mounting bracket bolt and retorque the mounting bolt to the required torque.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V249000
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 13
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING
- Owner phone
- 1-800-782-2783
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 27, 1999
- Built
- Jul 12, 1999 – Aug 25, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began september 27, 1999. 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. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).