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2018 Subaru FORESTER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1631246
Internal NHTSA #	11292320
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2018
File date	03/12/19
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Nhtsa recall 19v-701 (subaru recall wum-98) includes only foresters with seat heaters manufactured from 1/20/15 - 8/1/17. My forester was manufactured on 6/6/18 and is not currently included. Page 3 of product campaign bulletin wum-98r revised 11/20/19 (copy attached) states if the date code on the front passenger seat cushion wiring harness is 18074 (74th day of 2018) or before and the supplier code is 6578, "the harness is ng and the seat cushion assembly must be replaced". As you can see from the attached photo (img_1295), the date code on the harness label in my vehicle is 18019 (19th day of 2018), the supplier code is 6578, and the subaru part number (64084sg020) matches the part number on the defective harness label on page 3 of wum-98r. Also, how can the cut off date for defective wiring harnesses (74th day of 2018) be 7 1/2 months after the last recalled vehicle was produced on 8/1/2017? What happened to all the defective wiring harnesses made in that 7 1/2 month period ? After several emails to subaru customer service, subaru still refuses to admit that the wiring harness in my vehicle is defective, stating only that the vehicle was not manufactured between 1/20/15 and 8/1/17, even though according to page 3 of wum-98r the harness is clearly defective. Note also that page 3 of part 573 safety recall report 19v-701 claims the wiring harness defect was corrected on 2/19/2018, and lists 17 recalled part numbers, but does not include the part number in the photograph of the defective harness label on page 3 of wum-98r (and the harness label in my vehicle). This recall clearly warrants further investigation by nhtsa.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	5615
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HEWLETT, NY
VIN pattern	JF2SJARCXJHXXXXXX
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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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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2018 Subaru FORESTER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Subaru FORESTER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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