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2020 SUBARU FORESTER — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

fire · 1934217 · 2023-10-09

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Daughter was driving vehicle on the morning of September 15, 2023, when smoke came from under hood. Immediately pulled over and engine was engulfed in flames. Got out of vehicle and moved a safe distance away as glass started to break and fire department arrived on scene. Picked up vehicle on September 12, 2023, after having the thermal control valve replaced (warranty) but after doing research there are other components that also had to be replaced (fuel line, etc) as part of this repair. Noticed there have been other vehicles with recall due to thermal control valve just nothing on the Subaru Forester. Completely traumatized as the vehicle was gone in a little over 3 minutes. Have been in contact with Subaru but no resolution on what they believe caused the car to catch on fire. Did authorize them to get “black box” on September 29, 2023.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11548980
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown