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Subaru of America and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recall the 2022 BRZ and 2022 Toyota GR86 sports cars for a faulty rear turn signal. The NHTSA says, "Inoperative rear turn signals may not notify other drivers of a turning vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash."
Description of the issue:
Subaru says the affected BRZ models may be equipped with rear combination lamp assemblies where the turn signal may become temporarily inoperable. Headlights and brake lights are not affected by this condition.
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The number of potentially involved:
The total number of BRZ/GR86 sports cars affected is 8,915, with an estimated 100 percent of the defective vehicles. The number of potentially affected 2022 BRZ vehicles is 3,214. The number of potentially affected 2022 Toyota GR86 vehicles is 5,701.
Description of the Safety Risk:
The NHTSA says if the rear turn signal lamps become inoperable, other road users may not realize that the rear turn signal or the rear hazard lights have been activated, increasing the risk of a crash.
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Description of the cause:
If exposed to specific intense light sources, such as bright sunlight, back electromotive force (EMF) is generated, and the circuit voltage drops. Given certain elemental variations in the rear turn signal lamp circuit and vehicle input voltage instabilities, the voltage may drop below a certain threshold. The controller will detect a failure and temporarily turn off the signal lamp until the voltage returns within tolerance and the signal is cycled.
Identification of any warning that can occur:
The driver will notice rapid flashing of the dashboard turn signal indicator lamp.
Through August 24, 2023, Subaru is aware of 2 non-dealer Subaru field reports and two warranty claims for Subaru vehicles in the U.S. market related to the condition described in this report. Subaru is unaware of any reports of crashes or injuries resulting from this condition.
Remedy:
Subaru dealers will replace both rear combination lamp assemblies free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed on October 29, 2023.
Remedy parts are not expected to be available, so an interim owner notification letter will be mailed to customers. Once sufficient remedy parts are available, a final owner notification letter will be sent to customers.
Subaru says, "We expect parts to be available in December, at which time the VIN status will be updated to allow repairs to begin."
Second letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Subaru owners may contact Subaru's customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Subaru's number for this recall is WRM-23.
BRZ owners can look up recalls by entering their VIN here.
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