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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.
JF1SG67646H••••••2006 Subaru FORESTER
This build draws 2.7× more complaints than the average 2006 Subaru FORESTER build (5 vs 2).
5on this build
72on the model
39builds in total
3involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 2Vehicle Speed Control 2Suspension 2Air 1
What owners of this build wrote
SuspensioncrashNov 2020
While driving my car the passenger control arm failed, snapping in half and I lost control of my vehicle. Upon lookin under my car I could see the snapped control arm, which was completely rusted out. I also observe the driver side control arm is also very rusty. Both control…
Service BrakescrashFeb 2009
The contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. On february 20, 2009, while attempting to pull into the driveway at less than 6 mph, the hydraulic brakes failed. The brake pedal extended to the floor board and the vehicle began to jerk and accelerate on its own. The vehicle crashed…
StructureApr 2008
Rear tailgate hydraulic struts fail and tail gate falls! This has happened 3 times on my 2006 subaru forrester ll bean edition. The struts have been replaced twice since the original equipment failed each time with the authorized factory replacement part. The first time it…
Service BrakescrashJun 2007
I was driving slowly down the street, made a left turn into a parking lot. Perhaps I turned a little too sharply. There was a sudden surge and acceleration and the brakes were unresponsive. The car "ran away" while I tried unsuccessfully to brake it. Hit the building. I backed…
SuspensionNov 2018
The contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. The contact took the vehicle to a tire shop to purchase a set of new tires. The contact was informed by the technician that there was no point of replacing the tires because both frontal control arms were severely rusted and the vehicle…
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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 JF1SG67646H709192 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.