Issue ID | 1188026 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10722704 |
Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
Brand | SUBARU |
Model | OUTBACK |
Model Year | 2015 |
File date | 13/04/15 |
Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Brand new vehicle, parked on the street for approximately one hour. When returning to the car, a crack in the windshield, beginning at the lower center and extending to the middle of the windshield approximately 6 inches was evident. No debris on windshield and no evidence of it being hit with anything. Crack has now extended further up and around (shape of a large question mark) of about 2 ft in length. Contacted local dealers and glass companies for repair but no one has any in stock due to a very large number of these issues. And the projected date for when replacement glass will be available is now july 1 2015, more than 10 weeks since the defect appeared. Given what's been happening, i fully expect this crack to continue to grow and begin to hamper visibility. Web searches have yielded many similar reports of this happening. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | LEXINGTON, MA |
VIN pattern | 4S4BSENC6F3XXXXXX |
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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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Drive train type | AWD |
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Vehicle speed | 0 |
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