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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JF2SKAJC0LH••••••2020 Subaru FORESTER
This build draws 3.1× more complaints than the average 2020 Subaru FORESTER build (18 vs 6).
18on this build
590on the model
100builds in total
2involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 6Engine 5Visibility/wiper 4Visibility 2
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OthercrashAug 2022
The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while attempting to park her vehicle, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The vehicle ran through both the parking lot fence and a fence located on private property. The contact made multiple…
Parking BrakecrashAug 2022
The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated as she pulled into a parking space, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated forward causing the vehicle to drive into the bank building. The contact stated she depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not stop.…
Visibility/wiperSep 2023
Windshield cracked for no reason shortly after purchasing. Needs to be replaced. Quoted 1500.00 because self driving feature must also be adjusted when replacing windshield
Electrical SystemSep 2023
The car dies when it stops for a traffic stop. Sometimes it starts again and and sometimes it does not. It does not do it when the air is on. People honk at you in traffic if you do not start right away. I thought there was a recall on Subarus for same which is why I never…
Power TrainJun 2023
Thermo control valve is bad. Ask subaru to issue recall on 2019-2020 models
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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 JF2SKAJC0LH498810 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.