general problems of the 2020 Subaru Ascent

Three problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2020 Subaru Ascent. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2020 Subaru Ascent based on all problems reported for the 2020 Ascent.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/19/2022

The contact's wife owned a 2020 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, her vehicle was stopped in traffic when a semi-trailer collided with another vehicle, causing that vehicle to crash into the front end of her vehicle. It resulted in a four-vehicle collision. On impact, the contact's wife hit her head on the steering wheel. The air bags were not deployed upon impact. The contact's wife received medical attention for her head injury. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not yet deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 31,000.

2 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/05/2022

The contact owned a 2020 Subaru Ascent. The contact was driving approximately 35 mph on a highway when the contact's husband lost consciousness causing him to crash into a truck. As a result, the event leads to a 4 vehicle collision. The driver was transported via ambulance to the hospital where it was confirmed that there were no injuries. The other occupants in the other vehicles did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.

3 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/20/2021

Sudden unwanted rapid acceleration toward a building from parking lot causing head on collision: - manual brakes failed - automatic brakes did not engage - airbags did not deploy after hitting an immovable object head on at least twice - driver seatbelt did not lock - starlink was not activated / notified - no collision warning was sounded (moot) both driver and front passenger were severely injured and taken by ambulance to er.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 2020 Subaru Ascent

Air Bag problems
3
Air Bag Not Deploy problems
1


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