One problem related to carrier/rack has been reported for the 2021 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While parked at work, my window cracked about 10-12� right down the middle. It looks like it formed from a small pit in the window. Even though the car is maybe 5 weeks old, it looks like there are a bunch of these small pits all over the window which could be a manufacturing defect. My friend has a 2020 Forester that had the window crack in the same fashion after about 5 weeks of owning the car as well. I have attached a picture of the damage to the window.
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