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2006 Subaru FORESTER Suspension Front Control Arm Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1513520
Internal NHTSA #	11151327
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2006
File date	13/11/18
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. The contact took the vehicle to a tire shop to purchase a set of new tires. The contact was informed by the technician that there was no point of replacing the tires because both frontal control arms were severely rusted and the vehicle should not be driven. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was too old to be included in a recall for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 136,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	136000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SOUTH ROYALTON, VT
VIN pattern	JF1SG67646HXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
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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2006 Subaru FORESTER Suspension Front Control Arm Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Subaru FORESTER Suspension Front Control Arm Problems, Complaints and Defects

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