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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.
JF2SKAXC3LH••••••2020 Subaru FORESTER
That is about average for the 2020 Subaru FORESTER — 6 complaints per build across 100 builds.
5on this build
590on the model
100builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedVisibility/wiper 3Vehicle Speed Control 1Visibility 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashJan 2021
The contact owns a 2020 subaru forester. The contact stated while driving 2 mph, when depressing the brake pedal the accelator pedal malfunctioned and the vehicle began to accelerate without warning. The contact attempted to shift the car into reverse and the vehicle reversed a…
VisibilityOct 2023
The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the front driver's side windshield cracked. The windshield had developed a crack without impact. The contact stated that the windshield had previously been replaced by an auto glass company…
Visibility/wiperDec 2020
2020 forester with 2800 miles on odometer. Started car in 26 degree weather and saw a crack appear on passenger side of vehicle which then crept across horizontally to a length of approximately 18 inches as the vehicle warmed up with defroster on. This vehicle was purposely…
Visibility/wiperDec 2020
I recently purchased this vehicle within the last four months and an object we could not identify hit the windshield on a sunday. It sounded like a small rock, but two days later on tuesday we noticed a significant crack that developed from a small chip. I later learned after…
Visibility/wiperFeb 2020
Literally about a month after we bought the car, the windshield cracked and there was no real sign of impact. I waited a few months and eventually the crack spread across the whole windshield and impaired my vision so I pid my deductible and got it replaced with safelight
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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 JF2SKAXC3LH503554 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.