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1998 subaru forester — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
112
Owner Complaints
5
Reported Injuries
1
Reported Deaths

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1998 subaru forester Safety Recalls (1)

99V04000003/03/1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS). (THE 1999 2.2 LITER LEGACY VEHICLES ARE EXCLUDED). IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.

Most Common Problems Reported for 1998 subaru forester

POWER TRAIN
18
SUSPENSION
14
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
TIRES
9
VISIBILITY
5
AIR BAGS
4

Based on 112 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

7
Crash-Involved Complaints
5
Reported Injuries
1
Reported Deaths

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