Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Subaru Forester has 23 NHTSA visibility complaints and 0 visibility-related recalls.
23
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2022 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked outsid... |
| Feb 9, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I have a crack running across the bottom of my windshield. I took the car to SafeLite for replacemen... |
| Oct 13, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Noticed that there was a crack in the windshield when starting up car. Not sure why windshield shoul... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY SHATTERED. NOBODY WAS NEARBY, NO ROCKS, CAR WAS JUST LEAVING GAS STATIO... |
| Feb 6, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 7AM, AND I HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEAR THE ... |
| Aug 18, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | PRIOR TO DRIVING MY CAR ON AUGUST 18, 2020, THERE WERE NO OBSERVABLE DEFECTS IN MY WINDSHIELD. I DR... |
| Jun 22, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDSHIELD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR |
| Nov 29, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I AM AN OWNER OF OF A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER XT AND I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. I NO... |
| Nov 18, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | ON MONDAY, 11/18/19, I FOUND MY WINDSHIELD HAD A FAIRLY LONG CRACK (ABOUT 9 INCHES) WHICH APPEARED T... |
| Nov 1, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SHORTLY AFTER 8 AM ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019, THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2015 FORESTER SPONTANEOUSLY EX... |
| Oct 29, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY VEHICLE EATS WINDSHIELDS. THEY SEEM TO CRACK WITH THE LIGHTEST TAP FROM ROAD DEBRIS OR, IN ONE I... |
| May 17, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY |
| Feb 25, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN TURNED ON DEFROSTER. INSPECTION BY DEALERSHIP VERIFIED CRACK WAS NOT DUE TO... |
| Apr 28, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD PROBLEM ON NEW VEHICLE. WITHIN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, THE WINDSHIELD HAS CRA... |
| Jan 20, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THIS IS MY FIRST WINTER OWNING A SUBURU FORESTER AND MOST OF THE TIME IT IS STORED IN OUR GARAGE. WE... |
| Aug 1, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A ROAD TRIP, A TINY ROCK HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED PART OF IT. OVER THE C... |
| Jun 2, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | 6/2/15 MORNING I DROVE MY 2015 SUBARU FORESTER TO WORK. THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT HIT BY A ROCK OR ANY... |
| Mar 18, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY NEW 2015 SUBARU FORESTER WITH ABOUT 3,000 MILES ON IT DEVELOPED A LONG CRACK FROM THE CENTER TOP ... |
| Feb 14, 2015 | VISIBILITY | I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 SUBARU FORESTER JANUARY 31, 2015. ANYTIME THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW APPROXIMA... |
| Dec 11, 2014 | VISIBILITY | HEAT SYSTEM DOES NOT HEAT THE CAR AND WINDOW KEEP FREEZING OVER. HAVE TO KEEP TURNING FROM FLOOR HE... |