NHTSA recall campaign

98V035000

Vehicle Speed Control

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2Affected configurations shown61,115Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Report receivedAug 2, 1999
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

OPERATION OF A VEHICLE WITH A MISSING THROTTLE SHAFT BEARING CAN EVENTUALLLY LEAD TO AN INCOMPLETE RETURN OF THE THROTTLE VALVE RESULTING IN A HIGH IDLING CONDITION.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACE THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY IF THE BEARING IS MISSING.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 98V035000

1997 SUBARU OUTBACKOpen vehicle record →1997 SUBARU LEGACYOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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