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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.
1G1BE5SM9G7••••••2016 Chevrolet CRUZE
That is about average for the 2016 Chevrolet CRUZE — 3 complaints per build across 84 builds.
4on this build
239on the model
84builds in total
2involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 2Air Bags 2Engine 1Seat Belts 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashNov 2022
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze D2. The contact stated that while driving 20-25 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. As a result, the contact had whiplash to the neck and the front seat passenger head hit the windshield and…
Service BrakescrashNov 2016
The contact owned a 2016 chevrolet cruze. While driving 55 mph and attempting to make a turn, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle began to fishtail. The vehicle struck a guardrail and collided with a tree. The contact also stated that the ground was dry. The…
Air BagsSep 2020
In september, my daughters 4 side airbags blew out while driving. She wasn't in any collision or accident, they just blew out and the piece that blew out on her side, hit her in the head too.in may, less than a week after we got the car, she was going up around a curve, someone…
Service BrakesDec 2018
My engine will just shut off randomly, with no warning at all. I have took it into dealer becase it was still covered until powertrain, of course they found nothing after having my car for 4 days. My car shuts off on the highway, in the middle of traffic, or while coming off the…
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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 1G1BE5SM9G7241105 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.