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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FADP3F27EL••••••2015 Ford FUSION
This build draws 16.5× more complaints than the average 2015 Ford FUSION build (107 vs 6).
107on this build
940on the model
145builds in total
4involved a crash
1involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedPower Train 67Engine 27Vehicle Speed Control 12Fuel/propulsion System 12
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireDec 2023
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact received a call from a family member who was driving by the contact's residence. The family member informed the contact that the vehicle was on fire. The local fire department…
Power TraincrashAug 2017
While driving down the road at 30 mph my vehicle stalled and lost complete power. I was nearly involved in an accident, but fortunately the alert drivers around me were able to brake in time. A friendly samaritan helped to push my vehicle to the side of the road. Thankfully I…
StructurecrashJan 2016
While commuting to work on the highway and coming to a stop due to traffic the vehicle was hit from behind at appx 50mph. My wife saw the imminent impact a split second before it happened & tried to apply the brakes as hard as possible so as not to hit the car in front of her…
Air BagscrashAug 2015
August 28, 2015. While heading westbound on a traveled highway; a vehicle pulled out in front of the westbound car and caused an accident wherein, the airbags did not deploy or the seatbelts did not lock. Vehicle was doing about 45 mph when accident occurred
Unknown Or OtherDec 2023
We had a nail that needed to be removed from a tire. Tire Discounters said that the lug nuts have swollen and they cannot tighten the lug nuts without us replacing them. They cannot tighten the lug nuts due to the nuts swelling and not fitting into the lug wrenches anymore. How…
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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 1FADP3F27EL254033 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.