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2012 Subaru OUTBACK Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	977408
Internal NHTSA #	10509732
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2012
File date	02/04/12
Component	SEATS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	We owned the car only 2 days and was out for our first drive owning our first brand new car. Things seemed all good until we stopped at a bank and i put my left foot on the foot rest and pressed my back into the seat to release the tension in my pants so i could pull out my wallet when all the sudden catching me by total surprise the seat gave way. A shock went up and down my spine as i got out of the car in awe of what just happened an the condition i was in i had to sit in the passenger seat to see if it was just a fluke or is this a real problem and i just got the worst of it. With a little pressure leaning back in the seat for a few moments and snap all these seats can be broken. I was doing great and now everyday i have nerve problems and back issues i have never experienced in my life. I am height weight proportional and actually a little on the thin side. The dealership and subaru of america swore this never happened before. Google and youtube "subaru outback lumbar support broke" i found problems going back to 2008!! I asked them to buy the car back but they "bent the clip a little extra" as a fix and insisted i take it home. It broke again while just driving 40mph down the road normally so i convinced them by talking to the owner to give me a trade up to the electric seat. Little to know the passenger seat is the same seat as in the basic model. I own the premium now and i will do a report on it as well as i have owned many foreign cars and not one seat has ever broke on me. Toyota seat holds up to anything i put it through and i have 300k miles on it!!! Same with my honda civic. Both bought used... Please make them fix this problem! I beg you. I hope no one else ever has to deal with the pains i have had from this along with stress explaining the situation to the dealer and due to such a simple little clip and stupidity.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	250
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALLYN, WA
VIN pattern	4S4BRBAC9C3XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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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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2012 Subaru OUTBACK Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Subaru OUTBACK Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

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