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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.
1N4AA5AP7CC••••••2012 Nissan MAXIMA
That is about average for the 2012 Nissan MAXIMA — 6 complaints per build across 16 builds.
9on this build
96on the model
16builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
3injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 3Visibility 2Steering 1Power Train 1
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireOct 2022
The contact owned a 2012 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that after returning from lunch and parking the vehicle at work, almost three hours later he was informed by someone that the vehicle was on fire. The contact walked outside and saw the engine compartment in flames. The…
Air BagscrashAug 2017
Air bags failed to deploy. I was involved in an accident that caused substantial front end damage. I was traveling westbound in the flow of traffic on highway 84 at approximately 30 mph. The vehicle in front of me slammed on brakes and came to a sudden stop. I applied my brakes…
Unknown Or OtherDec 2017
On friday, december 15, 2017 I was driving on a city street at approximately 45 mph and I heard a loud boom. I pulled off and saw that my sunroof had exploded. There was a large hole in the middle of the sunroof with the edges of the glass raised upward. The remaining glass was…
Power TrainFeb 2017
Transmission failed at 64,000 miles and stopped while driving on the road, unable to accelerate. I replaced the transmission and it failed again a second time while driving on the road. Delaership says I need another transmission. Failure happened while driving on the road
VisibilityAug 2014
I was driving down the freeway and the moonroof literally exploded. I was looking to see how it could happen, but I still to this day can't figure it out
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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 1N4AA5AP7CC819218 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.