Aug 20, 2024Body & structure
See attached document for complaint.
NHTSA ODI 11609615
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What 70 owners told NHTSA about the 2023 Subaru Forester Wilderness
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (70)Crash / fire / injury (11)Driver assistance (12)Visibility & wipers (12)Electrical system (7)Airbags (6)Engine (5)Lane Departure (5)Speed control (5)Lights (4)Body & structure (3)Brakes (3)
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May 16, 2023Electrical systemBody & structure
2023 Subaru Forester, consumer is concerned that the Blind Spot Monitoring System and Dashboard Display are safety hazards and what changes can be made.
NHTSA ODI 11522191
Apr 4, 2023Body & structure
Door garnish panel (Part Number 91112SJ570) came loose within about 2 weeks of delivery of the new vehicle. The date of the incident is uncertain as the missing part was discovered after the event. The missing part is not available as it was not clear when or where the part fell off the vehicle. The vehicle has been shown to a service centre at Subaru Serramonte who confirmed the part number of the missing part. No investigation was offered as the missing part was not available. No lamps, messages or symptoms alerted the problem.
NHTSA ODI 11515459
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2023 Subaru Forester Wilderness verdict →