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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JF2SJAGCXJH••••••2018 Subaru FORESTER
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2018 Subaru FORESTER build (8 vs 5).
8on this build
483on the model
107builds in total
Most reportedVisibility/wiper 4Air Bags 2Power Train 1Lane Departure 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagsJul 2022
I have been getting an airbag warning light for the past few months. I took it into my local Subaru dealer and they confirmed that the issue was the passenger recognition system. The system will recognize a passenger and turn the airbags on sometimes, and sometimes it will not.…
Visibility/wiperJan 2022
Temperature dropped to -20 and large crack randomly appeared on driver side windshield. This crack has caused the eyesight safety feature to not work meaning I don’t have lane departure warning or forward collision warning. Informed my warranty does not cover the windshield…
Power TrainJul 2021
The CVT transmission is begining to fail, the car has come near stalling several times and has a very rough/lurching shift while accelerating onto highways and merging. Subaru dealership says it does not qualify for a warranty replacement even though Subaru extended the warranty…
Unknown Or OtherJul 2021
The AC System has failed, most likely the compressor at 76,000 miles. This problem is widespread across Subaru models 2017 & 2018 and repairs cost at around $1,500.00. For a less than 3 year old, very maintained car components should not be failing this soon. Having no working…
Visibility/wiperMar 2021
Windshield has two cracks on opposite sides extending from bottom of windshield upwards. One appears to be impact-related. The other does not. Cracks are extending toward the location of the subaru eyesight safety system cameras
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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 JF2SJAGCXJH574122 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.