NHTSA Complaint #11001357 — 2005 SUBARU FORESTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU FORESTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GALLEY WEST SIDE IMPORTS TO GET THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION) COMPLETED AND THE TECHNICIAN PUT ANTI-CORROSIVE ADHESIVE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED FIVE YEARS LATER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT 60 MPH, THEY FELT AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE WHITE WHEEL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERE RUST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.