NHTSA Complaint #11551083 — 2009 SUBARU OUTBACK VISIBILITY/WIPER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11551083
Vehicle	2009 SUBARU OUTBACK
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of Incident	October 20, 2023
Date Filed	October 20, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

The dashboard becomes sticky and shiny and therefore makes it difficult to see. Subaru offered a limited recall but too many vehicles such as mine were overlooked. Also apparently the repair they offered only replaced the dashboard with one of the same caliber. So eventually more cars will be affected by the sticky and shiny dash as time goes on.

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