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2018 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1699235
Internal NHTSA #	11365762
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2018
File date	12/09/20
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Battery died many times. Car is just under 3 years old, with 18,000 miles still under warranty. Dealer said the car must be left that they needed to test. The cca rating is 300 something. A friend in colorado has a 2019 forester with a cca of 620! Very similar engine, both models are touring. Could it be that vehicles in less colder areas are fitted with inadequate battery cca so subaru can save a few dollars? Also the rab light came on while driving at highway speeds. How is that ok? The infotainment screen has frozen multiple times. When it did the volume of the radio could not be lowered.. I was parked when it happened, (radio was loud) then started driving and couldn
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BROOKLYN, NY
VIN pattern	4S4BSATC9J3XXXXXX
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?
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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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Type of child seat code
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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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2018 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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