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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1NXBU40E79Z••••••2010 Toyota COROLLA
This build draws 2.9× more complaints than the average 2010 Toyota COROLLA build (48 vs 16).
48on this build
1071on the model
65builds in total
10involved a crash
1involved a fire
4injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 24Steering 6Service Brakes 4Engine And Engine Cooling 3
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashOct 2015
The contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 40 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the brakes malfunctioned. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of a second vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The front passenger sustained a minor head…
Electrical SystemfireAug 2012
Car was turned off and parked in a parking lot on a normal day, I came back to it turned the car on and smoke started coming out of the power window controls on the driver side, I turned of the car right away, the smoke got worse and then there were flames. I was picking up a…
SteeringcrashDec 2010
I was driving along the freeway at a normal speed of about 55-65mph, when suddenly my car start swerving right and left, and I have no way of stopping the car but to hold the steering wheel all the way to the left so it would hit the dividing wall of the freeway to stop it moving
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashNov 2010
The contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact was entering a parking space driving 1 mph when there was a loud, unusual noise. Immediately, the vehicle abnormally accelerated causing her to crash into a concrete post and hit a parked vehicle. A police report was available.…
Power TraincrashJun 2010
My son was driving with my daughter in the passenger seat of our 2009 toyota corolla. Started the car; with foot on the brake, changed from p to r, released the hand brake; at that point, the car took off down the driveway, crossed the road and hit the tree on the neighbor's…
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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 1NXBU40E79Z118144 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.