There are 2 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 2008 Subaru Forester in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
This group counts stored reports whose component label starts with one of this site's matching prefixes, ignoring case. Each matching report counts once within the group. Components mentioned later in the label or only in the narrative are not searched. How component counts work
Loaded 2 of 2 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)I PURCHASED 4 NEW KUMHO SOLUS KR21 P215/60R16 TIRES ON JULY 18, 2013, FROM TIRESOUTH IN ATLANTA, GA. WHEN I TRIED TO REGISTER THEM ON THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE, I FOUND THAT 2 OF THEM DO NOT HAVE DATE CODES (ONLY 8 CHARACTERS AFTER ?DOT? INSTEAD OF 12). DOES THIS MEAN THAT THE TIRES ARE INAUTHENTIC OR DEFECTIVE? I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT KUMHO MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *TR
BEARINGS AND HUB ASSEMBLY - ROAD NOISE FROM REAR OF AUTO 65K MILES, CHANGED TO NEW TIRES 70.5K ROAD NOISE CONTINUED FROM REAR, HAD THE CAR EXAMINE BY SUBARU TECHNICIAN 71K AND ESTIMATE BEARINGS AND HUB ASSEMBLY LIKELY PITTED OR SCORNED. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.