NHTSA Complaint #11504954 — 2013 SUBARU OUTBACK UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11504954
Vehicle	2013 SUBARU OUTBACK
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	January 31, 2023
Date Filed	February 1, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

The hood latch released while I driving on the 101 freeway at about 70 MPH. The secondary lock held and I was able to get off the freeway. The hood would not latch after this occurred. I took the vehicle to Kirby Subaru of Ventura and had the latch replaced. I am from a medical background, where we have certain "never" events. I would consider this to be one of those never events. If the secondary latch had failed I likely would have had a catastrophic event.

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