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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.
JF2SJAWC1FH••••••2015 Subaru FORESTER
That is about average for the 2015 Subaru FORESTER — 4 complaints per build across 146 builds.
4on this build
593on the model
146builds in total
Most reportedEngine 2Power Train 1Vehicle Speed Control 1Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OtherSep 2021
The transmission triggered a warning light suggesting a problem. After taking it to the dealership, it was determined that the valve body solenoid had failed and the entire valve body needed to be replaced. This was a very expensive job for a very inexpensive part. This seems to…
Vehicle Speed ControlMay 2020
While driving in the highway at 75 mph with cruise control on the car suddenly went to 5000 RPM and at the same time started to brake all the lights in the dashboard came on I pulled over and the car's engine shut down. I tried to started about 5 06 times the car wouldn't star…
SuspensionDec 2017
The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while pulling out of the driveway, he heard an abnormal grinding sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the driver’s side wheel bearing had failed and…
Power TrainSep 2015
Engine hesitates on acceleration, especially when making left turns from a dead stop, leaving me stuck in the oncoming lane for several seconds. This is a recurring problem and is very dangerous! Service manager says it's due to applying brake and gas at the same time while…
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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 JF2SJAWC1FH803067 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.