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2012 Subaru OUTBACK Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	962291
Internal NHTSA #	10495996
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2012
File date	28/01/12
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Drove down a short hill under icy road conditions. Vehicle accelerated toward the bottom of the hill. Applied brakes but the anti-lock system did not work to stop the car. Luckily, did not crash into the approaching barrier. Had two (2) children with me. No one was injured. Told dealer about this and that there was a service bulletin. Was told that they did not receive one from nhtsa.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MIDDLETOWN, CT
VIN pattern	4S4BRDKC9C2XXXXXX
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	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	05/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	15
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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 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Subaru OUTBACK Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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