NHTSA Complaint #11483096 — 2021 SUBARU FORESTER STRUCTURE:BODY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11483096
Vehicle	2021 SUBARU FORESTER
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	July 20, 2022
Date Filed	September 6, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VT

Consumer Description

On my 2021 Subaru Forester the rear passenger wheel well rubber cover came loose during travel. This has happened on my wife's 2019 subaru forester on the driver rear, and the one on the passenger rear is coming loose. The part was slapping against the side of the car and if we had not pulled over and manually removed it it could have easily flown off the car. The driver side on my wife's car has been replaced, and a replacement has been ordered for my car. The local dealer stated that this has not happened before. To have two car suffer from this seems a bit suspect to me.

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