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2015 SUBARU FORESTER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1798995 · 2022-03-02

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
37,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the fan switch failed to operate at high speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fan switch had burned and melted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000. The dealer stated they had seen these issues before on other customer's vehicles. It's a strong possibility of fire in the cockpit.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11454800
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown