NHTSA recall campaign
88V029000
ManufacturerSUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.Reported1988-03-09Affected3,000 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE RELOCATED ALTERNATOR WIRING AND THE SOLENOID HOSE ALTERNATOR WIRING STAY BRACKET CAN CAUSE WIRE CHAFFING AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
Risk
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD RESULT IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLYAN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
MODIFY BY REMOVING THE SOLENOID HOSE/ALTERNATOR STAY BRACKET.
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Affected vehicles
1 entrySubaru
- Justy1988