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2017 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1680878
Internal NHTSA #	11344054
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2017
File date	27/07/20
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Battery died in 2019 after owning car for ~2yrs as it failed battery load test. Battery replaced april 2019. In july 2020, the car failed to start (stationary) again requiring a charge / jump. Took car in today on 8/8/20 and it failed battery load test again and battery was replaced again under warranty. This appears to be a common problem with subarus and subaru needs to address as this can leave consumers in bad/difficult situations.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	23973
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN FRANCISCO, CA
VIN pattern	4S4BSETC9H3XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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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2017 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?