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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JF2SJAEC6EH••••••2014 Subaru FORESTER
This build draws 3.6× more complaints than the average 2014 Subaru FORESTER build (12 vs 3).
12on this build
383on the model
114builds in total
3involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedPower Train 4Engine 3Air Bags 2Vehicle Speed Control 2
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashAug 2021
Went through automated car wash. Proceeded to lane for towel drying. Car suddenly unintentionally accelerated. Hit rear passenger side of parked car and also collided with the fence that ultimately stopped my forward motion. The car passed across two side walks and one side…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashMay 2018
Car accelerated when I was pressing the brake to park my car in a private company's parking lot
Air BagsApr 2022
The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the passenger’s seat air bag sensor failed to recognize a passenger seated in the passenger’s seat. The air bag off message remained off while driving. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the contact was…
EngineApr 2019
Driving on interstate 70 mph, car engine stopped running, RPM's were still up as if car on, coasted out of traffic, no check engine, no sputtering, had gas, but acted as if I had run out. Turned ignition key to off and removed it, attempted to start the car several times within…
SuspensionJun 2018
AC compressor went after 3 years (went at the end of summer last year 2017) and I live in the north east where we only use AC less than half of the year. Also rear suspension spring went this year. Both of these issues are extremely premature on a 2014 model year vehicle. There…
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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 JF2SJAEC6EH485480 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.