Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Subaru Forester has 105 NHTSA visibility complaints and 0 visibility-related recalls.
105
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2025 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | the car driven to work from 6:05 to 6:25am and parked in a parking lot. when my wife went out to eat... |
| Jan 4, 2025 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle after the... |
| Jun 1, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The air system has gone out in the car completely, you can hear it run or try to and then kick off, ... |
| Apr 7, 2024 | VISIBILITY | I am reporting a safety issue with an aftermarket driver’s side mirror manufactured by TRQ, intended... |
| Jan 21, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Right side of windshield had a small crack. Illinois law can’t drive with a cracked windshield. Call... |
| Jan 2, 2024 | VISIBILITY | ******* DELETE VOQ ******* THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION BECAUSE IT IS REQUESTED BY T... |
| Oct 13, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I was at an event for about 3 hours and was parked next to a trailer. When I started driving there w... |
| Jun 20, 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, ther... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The rearview mirror detached from the windshield due to heat. When this happened, the metal button r... |
| May 7, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The windshield has failed without the vehicle suffering any collisions. The failure has led to the e... |
| Mar 8, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The front windshield spontaneously cracked, beginning from the bottom of the windshield at the de-ic... |
| Feb 9, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield cracked without reason, and happened while vehicle was not being driven. Within the span ... |
| Aug 26, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The windshield cracked without anything happening. It started at the bottom and moved it's way up. |
| Aug 24, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield cracked while being parked on driveway over the week. Car has not been driven for a week ... |
| Feb 28, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield fractured from the right wiper heater embedded into the windshield while the car was park... |
| Aug 2, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The lower part of the windshield has cracked and I have no incident that occurred to cause it to cra... |
| Jul 27, 2021 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while approaching the parked vehicle, sh... |
| Jul 21, 2021 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated a day after purchasing the vehicle, he n... |
| Jun 5, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Without any cause I found a crack on my windshield on 6/5/ 2021 . On the passenger side Starting at... |
| May 26, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Cracked windshield |