NHTSA Complaint #763477 — 2002 SUBARU WRX

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	763477
Vehicle	2002 SUBARU WRX
Component	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Date of Incident	May 15, 2002
Date Filed	July 1, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

THE WINDSHEILD CRACKED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY IMPACTS ONTO IT, WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVER NIGHT. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE GOES DOWN AND TURNS TOWARDS THE PASSANGER SIDE. THIS SAME EXACT CRACK APPEARED TO MANY OTHER WRX OWNERS WHOM I HAVE CONTACTED OVER THE INTERNET. PLEASE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. VISIT THESE FOLLOWING SITES TO GET AN IDEA OF HOW COMMON THIS IS FOR THIS BRAND NEW CAR. HTTP://FORUMS.I-CLUB.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=206139 , HTTP://FORUMS.I-CLUB.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=162531 , HTTP://FORUMS.I-CLUB.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=193107. *AK HTTP://FORUMS.I-CLUB.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=162531 IT IS THE SAME STYLE CRACK FOR ALL THESE CARS, IT IS A GLASS ISSUE AND THEREFORE AN URGENT SAFETY CONCERN.

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