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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JF2SJAFC1FH••••••2015 Subaru FORESTER
That is about average for the 2015 Subaru FORESTER — 4 complaints per build across 146 builds.
6on this build
591on the model
146builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 3Power Train 2Seats 1Electronic Stability Control (esc) 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagsMay 2023
I have continually had the SRS airbag tell me that is not registering someone in the front seat as it turns off when someone is in the front seat. This has been reported to Subaru however they refuse to do anything about it as they say because I purchased it in 2014 it isn't…
Visibility/wiperAug 2020
Prior to driving my car on august 18, 2020, there were no observable defects in my windshield. I drove about a quarter mile to the post office. When arriving, there was still no defect. About 2-3 minutes later, I returned to my car and found a large crack in the windshield that…
Power TrainJul 2020
I had two instances where my car stalled on the highway while doing 50-60 miles an hour. The engine runs fine and revs go up when I push the accelerator, however the car does not speed up. Both the times I was able to move the car to the side of the highway, narrowly avoiding…
Air BagsJan 2021
I have continually been having the SRS light coming on telling me that someone is sitting in my passenger seat when there is no on there or when my 15 year old sits in the front seat it does not register that anyone is sitting in the front seat. I took it to our local dealership…
Power TrainMar 2020
We were driving down the road approx 65 and the eye sight disabled, ABS disabled, traction control and hill assist stopped, cruise control stopped at transmission oil started flashing and then check engine light all came on we were driving down hwy 61 in az. Power to 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 JF2SJAFC1FH419953 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.