NHTSA Complaint #11547194 — 2015 SUBARU FORESTER

STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11547194
Vehicle	2015 SUBARU FORESTER
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	September 16, 2023
Date Filed	September 28, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IN

Consumer Description

I experienced unintended acceleration while parking my car. The car surged ahead, over a curb and collided with a metal lamppost. Damage was on the body of the car’s right front. While no one was injured the car went across a space used by pedestrians including schoolchildren. There was no warning before the car surged. A friend later told me that she had experienced the same thing when she had stopped her 2018 Subaru Forester .

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