The Lemon IndexB1760 is a manufacturer-specific code, so its exact meaning depends on the make. Full B1760 page
20 owner complaints · the #1 code Subaru Forester owners name · 22% of Subaru Forester complaints that name a code (every car: 0.1%)
2015–2018 Subaru Forester · most: 2017 (10), 2015 (5), 2018 (3)
Subaru Forester owners named B1760 in 20 complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), most often on the 2017, 2015 and 2018 model years. The part they name most is the wiring or a connector (4 complaints). Complaints are owner reports, not proof of a defect.
Subaru Forester model years that report B1760
Owner complaints naming B1760, by model year. Raw counts: years that sold more get more complaints, so this is each model year's record, not a failure rate.
What owners say caused it or fixed it
The most-named part is the wiring or a connector, in 4 of the 20 complaints (20%). 4 of those mention it being replaced or repaired, and 3 say the problem came back afterwards.
- Wiring or a connector4 complaints4 mention a repair or replacement, 3 of them say the problem came back
13 complaints mention a recall.
Counted from the owners' own words: a part counts when a sentence names it with a cause or repair word. What owners wrote, not a diagnosis. A shop should confirm the cause before replacing parts.
Symptoms owners describe with B1760
- Warning lights and electrical faults10%2 of 20 complaints
Share of the complaints naming B1760 whose text also describes each problem. A complaint can describe more than one.
Codes owners report with it
B1650 7
Other codes named in the same Subaru Forester complaints, and in how many.
Keep going
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- Subaru Forester reliability by year
- 2017 Subaru Forester problems and recalls
Other codes Subaru Forester owners report
The details
How we count
We read every owner complaint in the NHTSA file whose text names this trouble code, and count the ones filed about this model (matched by the make, model and model year on the complaint). Mileage is what the owner entered on the form.
Parts: a complaint counts for a part when one of the owner's own sentences names that part together with a cause word (failed, bad, diagnosed, caused by, leaking ...) or a repair word (replaced, repaired, new, reprogrammed ...). "Came back" means the same complaint also says the problem returned or the repair didn't fix it. These are counts of what owners wrote, not a diagnosis, and one complaint can name several parts.
Complaints are reports, not proof of a defect, and most owners never file one. Popular models get more complaints, so the counts are not a failure rate. The code meaning is the standard SAE J2012 definition in our own words, or the carmaker's meaning where we verified it for that make.
What B1760 means
B1760 is a manufacturer-specific code: each carmaker decides what it means, so the same code can point to different problems on different brands. We haven't verified its meaning for Subaru yet. A dealer or a scanner with the maker's software can tell you exactly.
Check the complaints yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11760470, 11758062, 11750402, 11748930, 11746865, 11745467, 11742971, 11729464, 11692561, 11635517, 11633282, 11606859 and 8 more.
Quick answers
Which Subaru Forester years have the most B1760 complaints?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2017 (10), 2015 (5), 2018 (3) Subaru Forester named B1760 most (20 complaints in all, 2015–2018). Raw counts, not a failure rate.
What fixes B1760 on a Subaru Forester?
Owners most often name the wiring or a connector (4 of 20 complaints). That's what owners wrote, not a diagnosis: have a shop confirm the cause with a scan and tests before replacing parts.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints that name B1760 on the Subaru Forester, counted by The Lemon Index; NHTSA recalls; repair bills owners named. Meanings: SAE J2012 in our own words. Owner reports, not a diagnosis or repair advice for your car.