2020 SUBARU CROSSTREK Visibilitywindshield Problems

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated while entering the vehicle she noticed that the front windshield had a 10-inch crack on the driver’s side. The contact stated that an object had not struck the windshield to cause the crack. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 SUBARU CROSSTREK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CRACK FORMED VERTICALLY ON THE TOP EDGE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AT A LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRACK OBSTRUCTED HER VISION WHILE DRIVING. FLEMINGTON SUBARU (167 NJ-31, FLEMINGTON, NJ 08822) WAS CONTACTED INFORMED HER TO CONTACT A LOCAL DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. PATRIOT SUBARU (769 PORTLAND RD, SACO, ME 04072) WAS THEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HER THAT THEY DO NOT REPAIR WINDSHIELDS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 SUBARU CROSSTREK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHE BECAME AWARE OF A CRACK IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE CRACK WAS FORMED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTIFIED A LOCAL DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.