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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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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.
1FADP3H26HL••••••2017 Ford FOCUS
That is about average for the 2017 Ford FOCUS — 8 complaints per build across 111 builds.
9on this build
876on the model
111builds in total
Most reportedPower Train 6Engine 1Fuel/propulsion System 1Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainJan 2026
The symptoms are shuddering (driving and turning corners), delayed acceleration and bouncing from a stop. This has been recalled and the clutch will never stop performing this way. This is the 3rd time I have had an issue. Researching this online, I have found that it is a…
Unknown Or OtherApr 2021
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would independently downshift. The contact also stated that the vehicle would jerk and hesitate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal with the "transmission fault…
Fuel/propulsion SystemNov 2020
Recall 19s22 needs to be extended for 2017 ford focus with a build date extended from april 2017 to at least october 2017. Mine is experiencing the exact symptoms of this recall and is not included. This is for the fuel tank deformation recall for a stuck canister purge valve.…
EngineAug 2019
I've had this car for a month as of today! I was driving down a city street and my check engine light came on
Power TrainMar 2025
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was jerking. The vehicle rolled backwards while on an incline. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle hesitated and lost…
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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 1FADP3H26HL248290 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.