| Issue ID | 1614036 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11271536 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | OUTBACK |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| File date | 11/01/19 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Windshield broke while driving down the freeway going roughly 30 mph. The car was passing kicked up a small rock which hit my windshield causing the outer layer of glass to get chipped and crack. The original crack was 7 inches long but the afternoon in the sun caused the crack to propagated across the windshield spanning 3/4 of the windshield. The glass ended up costing 1200 to be replaced and have the eyesight re calibrated. The car was less than a year old and had less than 12000 miles on it when the windshield broke. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 11000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAN DIEGO, CA |
| VIN pattern | 4S4BSANC8J3XXXXXX |
| 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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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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