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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JF2SH61629H••••••2009 Subaru FORESTER
This build draws 2.7× more complaints than the average 2009 Subaru FORESTER build (7 vs 3).
7on this build
154on the model
59builds in total
2involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedElectronic Stability Control (esc) 2Power Train 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashOct 2017
The contact owned a 2009 subaru forester. While in stop and go traffic driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact stated that the air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The contact…
Power TraincrashSep 2010
Driver was backing up vehicle, when it accelerated rapidly, causing loss of control and traffic crash where a pedestrian was backed over, pinned and killed. Drive had no explanation of why this happened. Passenger in vehicle claims there had to have been mechanical defect
Visibility/wiperJun 2020
The rear window spontaneously cracked/shattered. When entering the car the rear window was in one piece. I put the car in reverse and when I took my foot off the brake a chunk of my window fell in. The pattern around the cracked window appears as a cluster of thermal breaks. I…
Seat BeltsNov 2018
Takata recall: rear middle seat belt
Electrical SystemOct 2017
Three separate times my wiper blades would not work, which is dangerous during a downpour. I've brought the 2009 forester in for repair and the mechanic could not find the issue as it was working when I brought it in. Also the radio did not work during these times. I thought it…
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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 JF2SH61629H767243 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.