2004 Subaru Forester defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2004 Subaru Forester. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Front suspension control arm failure
  Preliminary Evaluation PE11011 · opened Apr 7, 2011 · closed Sep 23, 2011 · led to recall 11V464000

  On September 6, 2011, Fuji Heavy Industries USA, Inc, on behalf of Subaru of America, Inc notified the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) it would be conducting a safety recall of certain model year (MY) 2002 through 2007 Subaru Impreza, MY 2003 through 2008 Subaru Forester, and MY 2005 through 2006 Saab 9-2X vehicl…