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2024 SUBARU FORESTER — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

1 injured · 2072283 · 2025-03-08

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2024
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I opened the back hatch of my 2024 Subaru Forester to retrieve an item. I then pressed the button to close the hatch. It was an extremely windy day and right when I pressed the button to close the hatch an empty grocery bag blew out of the car. I caught it and shoved it back into the car. The hatch was closing at the time and it struck me on the head. I contacted a local Subaru dealer and Subaru corporate to confirm that the hatch was supposed to stop and reverse when encountering an obstruction. It did not. I have been suffering from a severe headache since this happened a week ago. I will be taking my car in to have it repaired as well as seeing a doctor since my headache has not resolved. Please investigate and ensure this safety issue is corrected by Subaru.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11647168
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown