2016 Subaru Forester Exterior Lighting Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
1–30k mi	1
60–100k mi	1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

February 28, 2019
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 subaru forester. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v149000 (exterior lighting). Bob baker subaru (5500 paseo del norte, carlsbad, ca 92008, [redacted]) was unable to service the recall campaign because the tools, equipment, and part were unavailable from the manufacturer. It was stated that the part may not become available until mid october of 2019. The recall…
ODI 11210403
February 28, 2019
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 subaru forester. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v149000 (exterior lighting). The contact called tucson subaru at [redacted] (located at 4901 n oracle rd, tucson, az 85704) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not…
ODI 11210378
January 1, 2017 · 70,000 miles
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 subaru forester. Periodically, when starting the vehicle, the headlights failed to operate. The contact would have to jiggle the headlight assemblies in order to get them to operate. The contact mentioned that the headlights have been replaced three times within two years and were inadequate. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs.…
ODI 11151505
December 10, 2016 · 14,400 miles
Exterior Lighting
2016 subaru forester was rated by insurance inst for highway safety as poor for headlights. Having driven on dark country roads i can agree. Headlights on passenger side light up right side of road, driver's side has focal point of less than 100ft. Going downhill, a dark line blocks all light so that seeing road ahead is very difficult. High beams are a bit better, more of surrounding country side lit up; down-range…
ODI 10940078