Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Subaru Forester has 287 NHTSA visibility complaints and 0 visibility-related recalls.
287
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2025 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | As I was driving my 2020 Subaru Forester a cracked suddenly appeared across the driver side of the w... |
| Jan 10, 2025 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the ... |
| May 14, 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving 40–45 MPH in the rain... |
| May 13, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | On Monday, 5/13/24, I got in my car and there was a crack across the windshield that was not there e... |
| May 4, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | A crack in my windshield appeared during the 15 minutes my 2020 Subaru Forester was in parking lot w... |
| May 1, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | In a three year period I have had to replace my windshield for cracks causing visibility issues. Eac... |
| Apr 25, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The windshield developed a spontaneous crack, starting at the base of the right passenger windshield... |
| Mar 26, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Fourth windshield crack in 4 years. Enough. Please do a recall of this model. |
| Feb 16, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I was driving to work and i was on the freeway and all of a sudden without a rock hitting my windshi... |
| Feb 15, 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while at a complete stop, she noticed th... |
| Jan 21, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield cracked. During a week of sub-freezing temperatures in January, the windshield cracked fr... |
| Jan 7, 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, the cont... |
| Dec 1, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Since purchasing my vehicle in June of 2020, I have replaced the windshield every 6-7 months for spo... |
| Nov 29, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield spontaneously cracked from the base into the wiper area. There was no previously known da... |
| Nov 14, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Woke up to a large cracked windshield for no reason |
| Oct 19, 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the front ... |
| Sep 22, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I have had three cracked windshields within 4 years of driving and 30,000 miles |
| Sep 20, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield cracked for no reason shortly after purchasing. Needs to be replaced. Quoted 1500.00 beca... |
| Sep 2, 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the windshield was cracked. The cra... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Was driving at highway speeds (65 mph) and within the posted speed limit and a small, unidentifiably... |