Subaru Justy (1988): Electrical system
Recall 88V029000 · Mar 9, 1988 · Subaru of America, Inc.
3,000
vehicles affected
3,000
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 88V029000
- Date
- Mar 9, 1988
- Maker
- Subaru of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 3,000
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Alternator/generator/regulator
- Model years
- 1988
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE RELOCATED ALTERNATOR WIRING AND THE SOLENOID HOSE ALTERNATOR WIRING STAY BRACKET CAN CAUSE WIRE CHAFFING AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
What can happen
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD RESULT IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLYAN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
MODIFY BY REMOVING THE SOLENOID HOSE/ALTERNATOR STAY BRACKET.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 88V029000?
1 model: Subaru Justy (1988), about 3,000 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 88V029000?
MODIFY BY REMOVING THE SOLENOID HOSE/ALTERNATOR STAY BRACKET.
What can happen?
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD RESULT IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLYAN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.