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2017 Subaru FORESTER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1473317
Internal NHTSA #	11100798
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2017
File date	10/06/18
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	There is an intermittent problem where the passenger air bag is disabled. I have had the dealership look at the problem and they claim subaru knows about it and it is caused by a sensor getting wet in some fashion. The front passenger seat is never wet when the problem occurs. Most recently, today, june 10th 2018 the front passenger airbag disabled light came on while driving in dry conditions and no beverage or moisture of any kind was in the car. This is always the case. After i park the car, turn it off, have the passenger exit the vehicle and get back in the system is fine again. I find it incredulous that i have a 16 month old car that this happens repeatedly in. I have made the dealer aware twice and they simply list my subaru maintenance records as routine and never show the detailed reason my car was taken in. I am afraid there will come a time when the system will stay disabled and i will have to have my wife ride in the back seat. The problem is there are only 2 of us in our family and i sometimes have the rear seats folded down and the cargo area is full. There would be no safe place left for her to be seated in the vehicle. If the nhtsa requires airbags it should require the manufacturer to make sure the system is not defective. I have the subaru starlink system and received an email today that they were notified of the airbag system issue. The vehicle is always in motion when this occurs and is either on a city street or highway. It has occurred no less than 8 times and the dealership has been made aware twice prior to today.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	14300
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GALLOWAY, OH
VIN pattern	JF2SJAEC3HHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2017 Subaru FORESTER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Subaru FORESTER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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