| Issue ID | 1428316 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11051133 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | OUTBACK |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 25/11/17 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | This concerns a 2015 subaru outback limited 6 cylinder. At approx 21,000 mi i was slowing to speed to park in a public parking space on a city street and the outback sudden acceleration. The outback hit a city metal post/sign, jumped the curb and collided with a building and damaging a store front with great force. The airbags did not deploy and the automatic collision prevention failed to work. Once before the car had an acceleration surge while driving a public city street at low speed but did not hit anything. Prior to the accident i |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 30 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FRIDAY HARBOR, WA |
| VIN pattern | 4S4BSENCXF3XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
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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 | 2 |
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