NHTSA Complaint #11421951 — 2021 SUBARU ASCENT

VISIBILITY/WIPER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11421951
Vehicle	2021 SUBARU ASCENT
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of Incident	June 18, 2021
Date Filed	June 23, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

On our first road trip in our new Ascent the windshield cracked. It rapidly spread about 18 inches. We heard no impact, saw no rock - just an ever spreading crack. We called a local Subaru dealer in Lexington, Kentucky who assured us the car was safe to drive home to Savannah. On the trip home we encountered a heavy rainstorm and noticed leakage at the crack. I am filing this after seeing the large number of Subaru owners reporting similar occurrences. We had just experienced another cracked windshield on a 2019 Subaru outback that we had repaired on 11 May 2021! There is something not quite right about this windshield in the Subarus.

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