Issue ID | 1615551 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11277649 |
Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
Brand | SUBARU |
Model | CROSSTREK |
Model Year | 2017 |
File date | 23/08/18 |
Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | While driving on the freeway in the afternoon of aug. 23, 2018 with very light traffic and in a rural area, i noticed a crack starting up from the bottom of the windshield in about the middle of the windshield. It quickly spread up several inches (approx. 9 inches) then made a 90 degree turn to the left in front of the driver and continued most of the way across that half of the windshield. There was no impact or any other reason for the crack to develop. This all happended within about 20-30 minutes. This happened in late august 2018. Several weeks later while driving on the freeway in heavy traffic i came up behind a large gravel truck and a piece of gravel hit the windshield exactly at the corner of the crack. This quickly spread horizontally to the right across most of the passenger's side of the windshield. This happened in late september or early october 2018. The truck exited the freeway and i wasn't able to see the company name anywhere on the vehicle. So there is now a t-shaped crack that extends across most of the lower part of the windshield |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 18000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SALT LAKE CITY, UT |
VIN pattern | JF2GPADC3H8XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 13/12/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 70 |
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