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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 4S4BRBAC5E3253612 · Checked Oct 22, 2026
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4S4BRBAC5E3•••••• 2014 Subaru OUTBACK

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1involved a crash
Most reported Air Bags 1 Vehicle Speed Control 1 Engine 1

What owners of this build wrote

Air Bags crash Jun 2017
We have had three accidents involving the same thing. You can't seem to slow the car down enough to stop it. Two of the times, we have pulled into a parking place,going at a low speed,and when you step on the brake,the car accelerates and jumps forward instead of stopping. Also…
Engine Oct 2017
Tl- contact owns a 2014 subaru outback. Class action lawsuit through subaru for excessive oil consumption. Contact took vehicle to subaru and had engine checked for oil consumption and engine oil was empty. Subaru said no recall on vehicle. Contact wants engine block replaced…

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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 4S4BRBAC5E3253612 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.