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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.
JF2SKAGC2LH••••••2020 Subaru FORESTER
That is about average for the 2020 Subaru FORESTER — 6 complaints per build across 100 builds.
4on this build
590on the model
100builds in total
Most reportedVisibility/wiper 2Visibility 1Electrical System 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemJan 2025
Periodically, the vehicle stalls at stop lights, stop signs, and in other situations when coming to a complete stop. Once the vehicle comes to a complete stop and turns off due to the auto-stop/start function, it stalls immediately after the car re-starts and you press the gas…
VisibilityMay 2023
The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that she observed that a crack had started at the bottom of the passenger’s side windshield. The contact stated that the crack had begun to spread and had gone in an arc upwards and stopped at middle of the windshield.…
Visibility/wiperDec 2020
Driving at 60 mph on texas state route 249 very small pebble hit windshield about 2 inches from bottom near center creating a star less than 1/4 inch diameter with no depth. Eyesight system still working. Next morning after being in garage overnight, found a crack 14 inch long…
Visibility/wiperSep 2020
While sitting stationary in parking lot my windshield suddenly went "pop!" and then a crack started running down my windshield from the top on the passenger side. I saw no reason for this to happen. I purchased it 1 week ago brand new
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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 JF2SKAGC2LH450152 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.