| Issue ID | 1167852 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10695266 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | FORESTER |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 28/01/15 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Headlight assembly found with approx. 1" - 1-1/2" free water in the entire inside bottom. There were no visible leaks. This appears to be a common problem. Subaru service representative also had his personal subaru headlight assembly water filled. Other subaru's also at dealers service area also contained water. Water & electrical components are not compatible. Service rep. Had previously searched for recalls/tech. Bulletins regarding this issue and found none. It's very expensive to replace these assemblies, we replaced both believing that it could soon occur to the remaining assembly - which did have dew/foggy moisture inside but no free water - yet! Feel free to contact us for other information. Have patience, my senior cell phone fails at times. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 85000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TUSTIN, CA |
| VIN pattern | JF1SG63657HXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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