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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.
JF2SJAHCXEH••••••2014 Subaru FORESTER
That is about average for the 2014 Subaru FORESTER — 3 complaints per build across 114 builds.
5on this build
383on the model
114builds in total
Most reportedSuspension 2Vehicle Speed Control 1Power Train 1Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemSep 2023
The driver window stopped working approximately November 2022 at about 40,000 miles. I was advised to try a reset procedure, which did not work. If there is flooding or any reason the driver needs to escape the vehicle through the window, they will not be able to. I found TSB…
Power TrainNov 2022
CVT transmission has very noticeable whining noise while the car is moving; car stutters and does not drive smoothly. Unsteady drive train motion almost resulted in an accident and has put my family's safety at risk. Car was taken to the Subaru dealer and diagnosed with complete…
SuspensionAug 2019
2014 subaru forester was in shop to replalce both rear wheel bearings, and mechanic informed me that one of the rear springs was also broken. This seems to be a very common problem with 2014 foresters, and a part that should break this easily
Vehicle Speed ControlDec 2013
While changing from reverse to drive (foot on brake) the vehicle hesitates very badly especially on a hill- pressing on the gas pedal when in drive does not move it forward until the hesitation is over - very scary. Dealer was informed of this shortly after purchase in dec 2013…
SuspensionAug 2019
Both rear coil springs failed at approximately 6" along the bottom of the coil. Both failed at exactly the same time. The vehicle was up on jacks and as I was removing the brake rotors to replace the rotors and pads I heard a loud crack followed by the metal parts landing 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 JF2SJAHCXEH542873 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.