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2017 Subaru OUTBACK Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1395676
Internal NHTSA #	11011433
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2017
File date	08/06/17
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 8 june 2017 i had just pulled into a parking spot in front of a medical suite when my leased three month old 2017 subaru outback with 1,000 miles suddenly had an unintended acceleration episode jumping the curb and crashing into a brick wall and suite door after displacing a threshold column by two inches. The airbag did not deploy, the "eyesight" function did not stop the vehicle, the seat belt did not restrain me and my chest slammed into the steering wheel, my knees crashed into the dashboard. On 2 june, less than a week earlier, the car had done the same unintended acceleration while backing out of a parking spot, but nothing was hit at that time. After the initial ambulance er visit, plus two more, my physical injuries consisting of aches and pains, bruises, xrays, iv treatment for persistent headache after the accident, are insignificant compared to the mental and emotional damage. Not to mention the economic burden and frustrating situation this leaves me in. I contacted the dealership and sent in pictures of the vehicles and damaged building. They in turn referred my complaint to subaru of america who was very diligent in performing an investigation and keeping me updated with the procedure. However, almost two months after the accident, subaru of america claims their results indicate "misapplication of throttle and break" clearly putting the blame on me, without mentioning anything about the first incident, and the lack of response of the safety features of the vehicle during the accident. There are at least 34 reports of similar accidents due to unintended acceleration of outback vehicles, and at least 70 related to the subaru forester on carproblemzoo. Com since 2000. I now find myself with a beautiful brand new vehicle that i will pay the lease for, but don't feel comfortable driving out of fear that the unintended acceleration will reoccur.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GAINESVILLE, VA
VIN pattern	4S4BSENC1H3XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
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Date of purchase	02/12/24
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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2017 Subaru OUTBACK Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Subaru OUTBACK Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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