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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.
JF2SKASC9KH••••••2019 Subaru FORESTER
That is about average for the 2019 Subaru FORESTER — 8 complaints per build across 110 builds.
5on this build
827on the model
110builds in total
Most reportedVisibility/wiper 2Electrical System 2Wheels 1
What owners of this build wrote
WheelsJul 2024
Upon getting a flat tire on the front passenger side tire, two of the vehicles wheel studs and lug nuts were seized together and broke off when using hand tools to remove the lug nuts. The metal was extremely soft and broke off easily. All 5 lugs and nuts needed replacement
Electrical SystemMay 2023
The Starlink Infotainment system started to continually reboot despite any attempts to reset it. With the car shut off, the CD player began continuously spinning up then winding down. This drained the battery. I had to pull a fuse labeled BACKUP to prevent this from happening.…
Visibility/wiperNov 2020
My 2019 forester windshield has cracked from the very top to mid way down. I noticed the crack when going to my car for work in the morning
Electrical SystemFeb 2021
Twice last winter I needed to jump start the vehicle because the battery had been drained. This occurred after the vehicle was unused for a period of time. We later realized that the controller area network (can) was operating even when the vehicle was turned off. We learned…
Visibility/wiperMay 2019
I was driving at 55 mph on 5/9/2019 and windshield hit by small invisible rock chip and windshield got cracks from lower to middle and started spreading all over
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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 JF2SKASC9KH512197 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.