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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.
JF2SJAGC7JH••••••2018 Subaru FORESTER
This build draws 2.5× more complaints than the average 2018 Subaru FORESTER build (11 vs 4).
11on this build
479on the model
107builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedVisibility/wiper 3Air Bags 3Steering 2Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashJun 2019
While parking in a lot: when pulling into a space, hit brake pedal and car accelerated resulting in minor damage to my car and others cars. I believe the car malfunctioned resulting in this accident
Air BagsOct 2024
The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated, and the air bag was not activated message was displayed. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The…
Electrical SystemMar 2023
Battery has drained drastically twice to the point of the car dying while just waiting for some takeout
Visibility/wiperApr 2022
I was driving the car and the windshield spontaneously cracked
Unknown Or OtherJul 2021
The key would not pull from the ignition. We took the car to a Subaru Dealership and they had to replace the shifter assembly. This would have cost $650 had it not been covered by our 30 day limited warantee. We had just bought the car a week prior. There was no recall on the…
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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 JF2SJAGC7JH424890 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.