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NHTSA recall 98V127000

Engine and engine cooling › Engine

Subaru Legacy

Reported Jun 8, 199820,306 vehicles affectedSUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.Built Jan 21, 1998 – Apr 7, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, also service parts supplied to subaru dealers are involved (lot numbers F01 j21d2, F01 j30d2, F02 j09d1, F02 j09d2, and F02 j20d1). the purolator oil filter cans used on these vehicles can fracture causing a vaporized oil spray and subsequent oil leak.

The risk

This vaporized oil spray can result in oil vapor ignition by the hot exhaust system resulting in a possible underhood fire.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace these engine oil filters.

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Vehicles in this recall

Subaru Legacy
19981999

Notes

Owner notification began september 15, 1998. 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).