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2025 SUBARU FORESTER — AIR BAGS

crash · 2114481 · 2025-07-27

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was involved in an accident. My car was moving at less than 10 MPH and the other driver hit the front drivers side, at the driver side wheel area, at about a 90 degree (t bone direction) angle while traveling an estimated 30-35 MPH. The front end of my automobile was obliterated, grill was gone, and my vehicle was turned 90 degrees to the right after impact. The passenger front door could barely be opened due to the bend in the hood and front end, but no airbags deployed. Emergency response was quite surprised the airbags did not deploy due to the high rate of speed and area of impact. The accident just occurred and my car hasn't been looked at by insurance adjusters but it seems that airbags likely should have deployed and/or the car's Starlink system should have registered the impact. I'm highly concerned there may have been some kind of malfunction as my car is a 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid - available for sale only for the last handful of months.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11676507
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown