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2013 SUBARU FORESTER — BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT

crash · 1051363 · 2014-03-31

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
Miles at failure
1
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

IN MY VEHICLE, I HAVE A BACKUP CAMERA AND I'M THANKFUL FOR IT BUT ALSO I STRONGLY WISH THAT VEHICLE HAD THAT BACKUP SENSOR SYSTEM AS WELL WITH THE INCREASING BEEPING SOUND AS THE VEHICLE GETS CLOSER TO AN OBJECT. VEHICLES REALLY NEED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH BOTH THE CAMERA AND BACKUP SENSORS IN COMBINATION TO BE SAFE. I HAD A SMALL ACCIDENT BACKING UP EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE CAMERA BECAUSE MY EYES ARE MOVING BACK-AND-FORTH AS I'M A MANEUVERING THE CAR BACKWARDS SO THAT I AS WELL DO NOT HIT AN OBJECT ON THE SIDE. THANKS YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY REQUEST, FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I KNOW THAT IT WILL SAVE LIVES AND INJURIES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10576030
Machine
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