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2014 Subaru FORESTER Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1256535
Internal NHTSA #	10822310
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2014
File date	22/01/16
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	If it is snowing and the temperature is freezing or below, the wiper blades almost immediately begin to get ice build-up and the windshield also accumulates ice. After further study, it would appear that there is a plastic trim, almost like a water trough, immediately below and forward of the wiper blades. It appears that as the defrost melts the snow, the water is caught in the trough without adequate drainage and the forward movement of the vehicle creates a mist that then blows up onto the wiper blades causing the ice build-up and also can blow mist onto the windshield further complicating the problem. It happens almost immediately and is extremely dangerous making it almost impossible to see. The only option really is to get off the road and stop. Looking at earlier models, it appears that a redesign made the trim deeper, and narrower, while the hood was lowered and a ridge put in the middle of the hood. This has apparently changed the aerodynamics and caused this very bad problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	20000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BUFFALO, WV
VIN pattern	JF2SJAPC0EHXXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	20
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 Subaru FORESTER Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Subaru FORESTER Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

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