| Issue ID | 1671014 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11331658 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | OUTBACK |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| File date | 30/06/20 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have been suffering from repeated windshield cracks, in a variety of road conditions, with this vehicle. Between my own car, and loaner vehicles of the same year/model, i have had 5 windshields crack in less than 30,000 miles. Most instances i did not see any debris impact the vehicle. On one occasion i was travelling under 10 mph, with no other vehicles on the street, which resulted in the largest 'bullseye' i've experienced, nearly 3" across. I did not see any object impact the car, and even stopped to inspect the road for debris that i did not find. My current vehicle has three distinctly separate cracked sections that occurred on separate occasions. One one instance, the nearest vehicle was almost 1/4 mile ahead of me as we were both travelling straight at about 65mph. The latest was while on an interstate entrance ramp, with light traffic, and under 50mph at the time of the crack. I did not see anything impact the vehicle. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 27500 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SIOUX FALLS, SD |
| VIN pattern | 4S4BSENC4J3XXXXXX |
| 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 |
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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 | 65 |
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