NHTSA Complaint #11459490 — 2022 SUBARU OUTBACK

VISIBILITY/WIPER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11459490
Vehicle	2022 SUBARU OUTBACK
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of Incident	April 2, 2022
Date Filed	April 4, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Driving on a rural road with no traffic in front of us, the Windshield cracked about 10 inches right in our line of sight. I am a retired aircraft mechanic and home auto mechanic, so I have some experience with this. I suspect that the black heating strip around the SMART windshield is the malfunctioning component. The windshield is too thin for this design flaw. Drove the 8 month old 8K mile new car to the dealership, who informed us that their mechanic would tell us whether or not a rock chip caused the crack.

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