NHTSA Complaint #11339405 — 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TURNING ON HER WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A CRACK HAD FORMED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK INITIALLY STARTED AS A VERTICAL CRACK ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AND OVER TIME SPREAD HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GROOVE SUBARU (5300 S BROADWAY, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113) WHERE SHE WAS REFERRED TO A WINDSHIELD REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN PROGRESS DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.