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2018 Subaru FORESTER Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1547368
Internal NHTSA #	11187349
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2018
File date	21/12/18
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased this car 7/31/18. On 12/21/18 (odometer 3,427 miles), the first morning with a hard frost, i found that my 2018 subaru forester (stationary and parked in my driveway) had developed a crack overnight from the lower left corner of the driver's side upward. (no crack the day before) i drove the car 3 miles to work, called the dealership where i purchased it, and scheduled a service manager evaluation appointment that morning. I drove 12 more miles to the dealership. In under 3 hours, driving total 15 miles, since discovering the crack and arriving at the dealership, the crack had progressed up and across the driver's side of the windshield. The service manager agreed to replace the windshield at no cost to me, "as a one-time good will gesture". He pointed to the base of the crack which began at the bottom of the black area bordering the base of the windshield, claimed he could see a chip, and dug his pen into the glass to enlarge the crack. To me, this are looked more a flaw in the glass where broken windshield may have had a flaw had flexed due to the freezing weather. He described the damage as a chip on my repair ticket, which is misleading if an analysis is done on the crack, but it supports the ticket's note that this was a 1-time repair at no charge, with no guarantee of future similar repairs. The dealer delayed the repair due to christmas, and the crack continued to progress across the windshield. Replacement installation scheduled for 12/26/18. Arriving for my appointment i was told the windshield was ordered but the dealer failed to schedule an installer. They kept my car until the repair was completed on 12/28/19. They provided a loaner car. Researching subaru windshield cracks online, i learned that subaru windshields have a problem with spontaneously cracking, beginning with a 2016 outback recall, but forester owners also are reporting cracks.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	3427
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALEXANDRIA, VA
VIN pattern	JF2SJARC1JHXXXXXX
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	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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2018 Subaru FORESTER Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Subaru FORESTER Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

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