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2003 Subaru FORESTER Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1363220
Internal NHTSA #	10965952
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2003
File date	11/03/17
Component	SUSPENSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2003 subaru forester. While driving at a low speed, a loud noise was heard coming from the front of the vehicle. Upon exiting the vehicle, the contact found no damage. Upon re-entering the vehicle and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to move. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the front lower control arm was fractured. In addition, the front passenger side lower control arm and sway bar link were severely rusted. The vehicle was repaired. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 11v464000 (suspension). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 162,000. .. Updated 05/09/17 bf updated 05/17/2017js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	162000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	WEST HAVEN, CT
VIN pattern	JF1SG656X3HXXXXXX
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	11/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Subaru FORESTER Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Subaru FORESTER Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

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