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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 4S4BSBFC2G3245130 · Checked Aug 12, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 4

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4S4BSBFC2G3•••••• 2016 Subaru OUTBACK

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Most reported Visibility/wiper 2 Electrical System 2 Power Train 1

What owners of this build wrote

Visibility/wiper Oct 2021
Windshield cracked without any cause
Power Train Aug 2021
Unable to turn key to off position when in neutral and unable to remove key from the ignition. In order to get the key out of the ignition, the car needs to be restarted and turned back off or the gear shift needs to be pushed as hard as possible into the neutral position…
Electrical System Jan 2021
Purchased jan 2016. Battery died 3 times while on trips & car sat for 2 weeks. Replaced battery dec 2018. Battery died multiple times while on trips when car sat for 2+ weeks. Last time, car sat for 3 weeks. Car was started with jump but didn't hold charge. Replaced battery 3rd…
Visibility/wiper Mar 2016
When driving about 60mph on a smooth flat highway, a small click was heard. Didn't think anything of it at first. After about 10 more minutes of driving I heard a loud pop. A 8 inch vertical crack started on the windshield. It started low, by the wipers, around the mid-line of…

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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 4S4BSBFC2G3245130 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.