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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JF2SKAJC6MH••••••2021 Subaru FORESTER
This build draws 3.5× more complaints than the average 2021 Subaru FORESTER build (10 vs 3).
10on this build
204on the model
71builds in total
2involved a crash
Most reportedEngine 4Electrical System 3Vehicle Speed Control 2Power Train 2
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashMar 2025
The contact owned a 2021 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that his wife attempted to turn into a parking lot while her foot depressed on the brake pedal, the vehicle jolted into acceleration, ultimately crashing into two parked vehicles at 5 MPH. The front passenger side of…
SteeringAug 2025
Driving on [XXX] in NJ on [XXX] at approximately [XXX] my car just stopped in traffic and steering locked up and all lights came on dashboard along with a constant beeping sound-I was in the middle of a four lane highway traveling south-I could not get out of my car and feared…
Electrical SystemMay 2025
Without any prior issue of having the engine turnover from being parked for more than 20 hours, the car would not start. It’s like the battery completely died overnight. I was able to unlock it but the car would not start, and therefore was unable to go into neutral because I…
Power TrainDec 2024
At 40936 the valve body needed to be replaced. With such low milage vehicle is having problems
Unknown Or OtherJul 2024
Windshield has spontaneously cracked 2 times within ~30 days in the lower passenger side. No preceding event or chips in the windshield before cracking
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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 JF2SKAJC6MH401949 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.