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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN JF2SKAUC9KH532947 · Checked Aug 29, 2026
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JF2SKAUC9KH•••••• 2019 Subaru FORESTER

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Most reported Visibility/wiper 4 Electrical System 1 Forward Collision Avoidance 1

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Forward Collision Avoidance Jul 2023
As a result of code P26A3 (engine coolant bypass valve), the cars Eye Sight system is turned off as well as lane departure, reverse automatic braking, and pre-collision braking system. While code P26A3 may in fact refer to a serious problem with then engine, there is no reason…
Electrical System May 2021
Was at the cemetery unloading mulch bags for family gravesite, with rear gate up, for about 30 - 40 minutes total late May 2021. Battery was dead. Had to have someone come and jump start. No problems after that. Had a previous time before that in the cemetery the previous year…
Visibility/wiper Nov 2019
Was driving and heard a crack. No stone or object hit the windshield. Didn't see anything. Put the car in the garage. Came out an hour later and there was a 15" crack on the passenger side windshield
Visibility/wiper Jul 2019
In the last two months I have had two windshields spontaneously fracture one while driving the car the other when garaged
Visibility/wiper Mar 2019
Shortly after purchasing the vehicle, my windshield developed a small crack. Started in the lower left drivers side and quickly spread to the impair my visibility. I took it to the dealer in yakima wa, and the inspector said it was a rock. Which I know it wasn't as I would've…
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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 JF2SKAUC9KH532947 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.