2014 Subaru Forester exterior lighting problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2014 Subaru Forester — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have my back light on by itself without hit breaks and back door poton does not work and I have light on my board always light up”
filed Feb 6, 2021
“Tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. When the contact parked the vehicle and released the brake pedal, the rear brake lights remained illuminated. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The…”
filed Dec 9, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Exposure to certain contaminants may cause the brake light switch to malfunction…Campaign 19V149000 · Feb 28, 2019
Exterior Lighting problems in other Forester years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Forester | 8 | 9% |
| 2024 Forester | 2 | 7% |
| 2023 Forester | 4 | 5% |
| 2022 Forester | 8 | 9% |
| 2021 Forester | 1 | 0% |
| 2020 Forester | 3 | 1% |
| 2019 Forester | 2 | 0% |
| 2018 Forester | 2 | 0% |
| 2017 Forester | 4 | 1% |
| 2016 Forester | 6 | 1% |
| 2015 Forester | 15 | 2% |
| 2013 Forester | 4 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2014 Subaru Forester
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.