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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
The decode above is what this vehicle is. For what it's been through — accidents, title brands, odometer, theft/total-loss and previous owners — pull a full history report.
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.
2C3CDYBT5CH••••••2012 Dodge CHALLENGER
That is about average for the 2012 Dodge CHALLENGER — 6 complaints per build across 39 builds.
5on this build
233on the model
39builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedSteering 1Air Bags 1Electrical System 1Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashOct 2017
I was driving the speed limit (45mph) when the whole pedal just snapped. Upon snapping the accelerator hung up. Causing me to lose control and go down an embankment and damaging the whole car
Unknown Or OtherFeb 2019
Alternator was changed about 2-3 months and my battery keeps dying I have so far bought 2 new batteries. Car battery keeps dying
Electrical SystemJan 2017
The contact owns a 2012 dodge challenger. While driving 45 mph, the contact noticed that the instrument panel lighting and the headlights began to dim. The vehicle lost power and stalled in the middle of the road without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but the cause…
Air BagsSep 2013
The contact owns a 2012 dodge challenger. The contact stated that he attempted to have the vehicle repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13V118000 (air bags) but was informed that the parts were not available. The contact felt that since the failure was reported in april of…
SteeringOct 2012
The contact owns a 2012 dodge challenger. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the steering failed causing the vehicle to veer into oncoming traffic. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The failure recurred several times and was…
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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 2C3CDYBT5CH268604 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.