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2009 Subaru FORESTER Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1264969
Internal NHTSA #	10838864
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2009
File date	28/02/16
Component	SEATS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The past month or so i noticed that the driver side seat heater didn't seem to feel right on my butt. The seat seemed to almost burn me in one spot. I thought it was odd, but didn't look into it further. Just this past week i noticed that only the back heater was working. While cleaning the car out today i noticed a very small burn hole in the cloth seat. I decided to remove the seat and investigate the issue since the vehicle is no longer under warranty. During my investigation i noticed that it was definitely a burn mark and there was melted/black areas under the cloth. I did not dig too deep into the seat since i didn't want to have an issue putting it all back together. I have two pictures. One of the hole and one under the cloth. I did the best i could photographing under the cloth. I removed the power to the seat heater.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TUNKHANNOCK, PA
VIN pattern	JF2SH63649HXXXXXX
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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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2009 Subaru FORESTER Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Subaru FORESTER Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?