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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.
1J4FA49S4YP••••••2000 Jeep WRANGLER
This build draws 2.2× more complaints than the average 2000 Jeep WRANGLER build (9 vs 4).
9on this build
197on the model
49builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedService Brakes 2Hydraulic 2Structure 2Power Train 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashSep 2004
While driving at low speed vehicle hit a pot hole. Steering wheel jerked back and forth violently then after slowing down the consumerwas unable to control the vehicle. Dealership was not notified. *ak
StructureMar 2017
I was driving the vehicle and noticed that when I shifted the back end of the vehicle moved. I had the vehicle towed to a repair shop and was told that the lower rear passenger control arm had completely rusted off and broke and the drivers side was about to break at any time. I…
EngineDec 2012
The contact owns a 2000 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the vehicle was over-consuming anti freeze. The contact mentioned inspected the vehicle and discovered that the engine head was cracked, causing the antifreeze to mix with the engine oil. The vehicle was not taken to…
Electrical SystemFeb 2007
Hvac switch shorting and melting plug and/or harness
VisibilityDec 2004
The fan blower malfunctioned ,which resulted in the heater/defroster system only operating in the high setting. Consumer spoke to dealership by phone, who indicated that he had seen a lot of this failure, but there was no recall. Urged consumer to contact the manufacturer.…
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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 1J4FA49S4YP764031 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.