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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
JF1GH63689H••••••2009 Subaru OUTBACK SPORT
This build draws 4.0× more complaints than the average 2009 Subaru OUTBACK SPORT build (4 vs 1).
4on this build
6on the model
6builds in total
2involved a fire
Most reportedEngine 2Service Brakes 1Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireFeb 2014
Subaru outback sports 2009 model, with no prior history problem except that subaru recalled an electronic board and it was replaced by subaru dealer. Just got off the highway, coming from the airport, smelled something burning like wood. Opened the window to make sure it is not…
Service BrakesfireFeb 2014
The contact owns a 2009 subaru impreza. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, burning fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The contact mentioned that while attempting to merge to the side of the road, black smoke started coming from the vehicle. The contact and passenger…
Fuel/propulsion SystemOct 2018
The contact owns a 2009 subaru impreza. After fueling the vehicle, the contact noticed a very strong odor of fuel. The contact drove approximately three miles to his home and the odor became stronger. The contact noticed fuel leaking underneath the vehicle where the fuel tank…
EngineMay 2018
This is a problem about a 2009 subaru impreza outback sport wagon, which only had 105,000 miles on it and found out the oil leaked is due to head gasket is already leaked. The subaru dealer, planet subaru, had a repair quote for $2,000.00. Did research about the issue, and found…
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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 JF1GH63689H802004 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.