Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Subaru Forester has 21 NHTSA visibility complaints and 0 visibility-related recalls.
21
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The windshield cracked without incident while parked. The is the exact same issue for which there is... |
| Jul 8, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I have a 2016 Subaru Forester. One day I noticed the windshield of my 2016 Subaru Forester cracked i... |
| May 21, 2021 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spe... |
| Feb 20, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDSHIELD START DEVELOPING A CRACK AFTER THE WINTER STORM IN TEXAS AND SUDDENLY SPREAD TO THE T... |
| Sep 4, 2020 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDO... |
| Aug 25, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND SMALL OBJECT (NOT A ROCK OR METAL) IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD. WHICH C... |
| Aug 24, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | YESTERDAY AM FOUND WINDSHIELD CRACK ON MY 2016 FORESTER. CAR HAD BEEN PARKED ALL NIGHT IN CLEAR WEAT... |
| Jun 18, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I HAD DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT THE SHOP FOR A RECALL. ON THE DRIVE HOME, WHEN I WAS ABOUT 6 MILES FROM... |
| Feb 22, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IN LAS VEGAS WITH NOTHING OVERHEAD. CAME OUT TO GO TO THE STORE AND ... |
| Feb 18, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | ON 2/18/2020 A SPONTANEOUS WINDSHIELD BREAKAGE EVENT OCCURED ON MY 2016 SUBARU FORESTER WHILE STOPPE... |
| Feb 1, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY ... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2016 FORESTER SUBARU CRACKED FROM THE PASSENGER BOTTOM SEAM THEN UP & ACROSS TO... |
| Sep 12, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ROAD WITH NO VEHICLES ANYWHERE AROUND OR ANY ROAD DEBRIS HEARD WHAT SOUNDE... |
| Jun 1, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED OVER NIGHT. DID SEE SMALL ROCK IMPACT BUT WEIRD WINDSHIELD CRACKED ALL THE WAY UP... |
| May 9, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SMALL CHIP IN WINDSHIELD ON HIGHWAY TURNED INTO LARGE CRACK REQUIRING WHOLE WINDSHIELD TO BE REPLACE... |
| Apr 12, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THERE HIGHWAY IN UTAH WITH NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I HEARD A LOUD CRACKING NO... |
| Sep 28, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDSHIELD SEEMS TO BE BRITTLE. ROCK CHIPS DEVELOP INTO LONG CRACKS THAT CONTINUE LENGTHENING WI... |
| Aug 15, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SMALL CHIP IN WINDSHIELD ON HIGHWAY TURNED INTO LARGE CRACK REQUIRING WHOLE WINDSHIELD TO BE REPLACE... |
| Nov 1, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WE NOTICED A TINY CHIP IN THE WINDSHIELD ONE DAY. WE DID NOT SEE OR HEAR IT HAPPEN AND IT WAS TOO SM... |
| Jul 30, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY CAR WAS PARKED AND THE WINDOW SUDDENLY SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS COULD ... |