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2023 SUBARU FORESTER — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

crash · 2224431 · 2026-07-10

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Miles at failure
15,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2023 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle independently accelerated, and the Forward Collision Avoidance system was inoperative, causing the front center of the vehicle to crash into five other vehicles while trying to stop the vehicle. The air bags deployed as needed. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was deemed a total loss at the scene. A Police report was filed. No injuries were sustained, and medical attention was not needed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11749571
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown