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2009 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1284207
Internal NHTSA #	10865598
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2009
File date	12/05/16
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. While driving 25 mph, the air bag light illuminated occasionally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front passenger side seat bottom had a short in the ods. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000..... Updated 07/05/16 bf the consumer also stated the lights on the instrument panel lit up and the vehicle would stall when coming to a stop. The dealer worked on the battery terminals. However, the problem happened again, twice. Updated 07/14/16.jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	49000
Number of Occurences	3
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	PITTSBURGH, PA
VIN pattern	JF2SH63679HXXXXXX
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
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	05/06/09
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	25
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	DAY WEST LIBERTY SUBARU
Dealer's telephone number	412-343-1600
Dealer's city	PITTSBURGH
Dealer's state code	PA
Dealer's ZIP code	15226

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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2009 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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