Thousands of 2022 Subaru BRZ and Toyota GR 86 models are being recalled in the United States and while some owners may be hoping for a fix to oil pressure concerns, that’s not what the recall is for. Instead, it is due to a taillight issue.
Subaru has revealed that the rear turn signals of both the BRZ and GR 86 may become inoperable and could increase the risk of a crash if other motorists don’t know the car has its turn signals or hazard lights on. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) recall notice notes that owners of vehicles with faulty turn signals will notice rapid flashing of the turn signal on the instrument cluster when it is activated.
The car manufacturers state that when the light is exposed to bright sunlight, electromotive force is generated and the circuit voltage drops. It is possible that the voltage may then drop below a certain threshold and the controller with detect a failure and temporarily disable the signal lamp until the voltage returns to within tolerance.
A total of 8,915 vehicles in the U.S. are involved in the recall. These consist of 3,214 examples of the 2022 Subaru BRZ built between June 30, 2021, and April 19, 2022, as well as 5,701 units of the 2022 Toyota GR 86 manufactured from November 4, 2021, to April 20, 2022.
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Subaru first received a technical report identifying the rapid blinking of a turn signal back in December 2021 and started to produce BRZ and GR 86 models with revised taillight assemblies in April 2022. It wasn’t until February this year that Subaru was alerted to a customer claim from Canada of inoperable turn signals by Transport Canada. It then received an inquiry from the NHTSA about the issue in March.
Owners of impacted BRZ and GR 86 models will be alerted to the recall by October 29 and instructed to bring their car to a dealer when the rear taillights will be replaced with new ones with an improved circuit.
