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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.
2FMDK52C79B••••••2009 Ford FLEX
That is about average for the 2009 Ford FLEX — 3 complaints per build across 54 builds.
4on this build
154on the model
54builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 2Vehicle Speed Control 2Structure 1Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashNov 2018
Takata recall the air bags are off and the airbag light flashes sometimes when driving it comes in my dashboard tho remove all objects from behind the passenger sit or driver sit when there is nothing there and now it doesn't wanna acelrate my car at all it parked now for 3…
WheelsJun 2026
On February 26, 2026, I purchased a used 2009 Ford Flex VIN from Header’s Auto Sales. At time of delivery, the vehicle was equipped with tires that did not meet the manufacturer’s required load rating for this vehicle. A licensed mechanic provided a safety assessment confirming…
SteeringOct 2018
My ford flex 2009 turns on then when I go pout the car on reverse it pulls my car and makes a loud sound then I put it to drive and it does the same when I go to press the gas pedal it does not go at all. The AC turns on but it does not accelerate and the airbags light starts to…
StructureApr 2009
2009 ford flex hood out of alignment, middle seat are electronic and would fold down. But when took to dealer they worked. Headliner is held on by magnets. This is in the one that has the sky lights in all three rows of seats. Ford told the dealer to put vecro to hold it up. By…
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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 2FMDK52C79BB07702 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.