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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
The decode above is what this vehicle is. For what it's been through — accidents, title brands, odometer, theft/total-loss and previous owners — pull a full history report.
NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
19UYA42731A••••••2001 Acura TL
That is about average for the 2001 Acura TL — 3 complaints per build across 35 builds.
5on this build
114on the model
35builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedPower Train 3Vehicle Speed Control 1Engine 1Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
EnginecrashSep 2023
I was stopped in heavy traffic. The traffic light turned green and the cars in front of me started to move. I tapped my accelerator with my right foot and the gasoline was delivered to my engine with maximum force. I could not stop the car with my foot on the brake. I steered…
Power TrainSep 2004
Consumer received NHTSA recall 04V176000 regarding automatic transmission: consumer noticed that the mechanic did not inspect the transmission to see whether transmission was discolored or not. Mechanic revised the oil cooler return and replaced it
Vehicle Speed ControlJul 2001
When stopped with foot on brake car accelerates. Also if car is in reverse, and foot is on brake, car accelerates in reverse. This behavior is reproducible
Power TrainFeb 2003
My car is 2001 acura cl type s 35000 miles. Been driving for less than a year. My transmission was failed past saturday. Was travel at 50 mph suddenly transmission failed and won't accelerate. The car behind me almost hit me. I received a recall statement from acura back on dec.…
Power TrainMar 2002
While driving dashboard lights came on and vehicle was stuck in one gear.transmission went out. Had transmission replaced, but problem happened again within 4000 miles. They replaced wiring transimission, and it went again
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 19UYA42731A009175 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.