NHTSA Complaint #11465186 — 2020 SUBARU FORESTER

VISIBILITY/WIPER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11465186
Vehicle	2020 SUBARU FORESTER
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of Incident	May 11, 2022
Date Filed	May 18, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OK

Consumer Description

Drove the car to my place of work. There were no rocks , chips or other hitting the windshield. Came out to the car in the parking lot at lunch and the was a crack that stretched from the lower passenger side to the middle of the windshield. The local Subaru dealer played "dumb" and acted like they had never seen this problem and then blamed it on a rock chip after learning we knew of the thousands of Subaru's with similar problems.

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