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2013 Subaru FORESTER Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1261549
Internal NHTSA #	10826048
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2013
File date	11/02/15
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving in heavy snow and using the heater for the windshield wipers, which is built into the windshield. The ice and slush continued to build on the wipers and i continued to use the heater. At one point, the snow had built up on the lower windshield and the heater was on. Suddenly, the windshield cracked all of the way across, above the heater and below the snow. The temperature difference must have caused this crack, as i was traveling only about 10 mph (as was everyone else) and no trucks or any type of vehicle in front of me that might have kicked up a stone. I took the car to subaru and they said it was due a previous stone chip. I disagreed vehemently but they wouldn't replace the windshield. I have had to pay $325 to get it fixed. I feel this is something that is should be looked at. Perhaps the wiper heater shouldn't be activated when snow is on windshield. I do know that temperature difference is used in glass manufacturing to facilitate breaking at a certain point
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	27000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WHEATON, MD
VIN pattern	JF2SHADC5DHXXXXXX
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	15/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	10
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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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2013 Subaru FORESTER Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Subaru FORESTER Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

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