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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.
2HKRM4H53EH••••••2014 Honda CR-V
That is about average for the 2014 Honda CR-V — 4 complaints per build across 152 builds.
4on this build
545on the model
152builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedEngine 4Fuel/propulsion System 1Power Train 1
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireJan 2017
Engine caught fire in my 2014 honda cr-v while I was driving to work the morning of january 19, 2017. I purchased the cr-v new in early 2015. At the time of the engine fire there was 49,585 miles on the vehicle. The only work ever completed on the cr-v were timely oil and filter…
Power TrainDec 2021
For over a year now, my Honda CRV 2014 has been producing a rattling noise from the engine on every cold startup. This happens regardless of the temperature outside. When I initially heard it, it was sporadic, again, on cold startup - so the rattling didn't occur every time.…
EngineJan 2021
Vtc actuator is needing constant replacing asap or it will stretch the timing chain which will cause severe engine damage. I am on my 2nd replacement of the vtc actuator in 2 weeks. No major damage has occurred as yet but I am trying to prevent it from happening. The honda fix…
EngineApr 2015
Engine has a cold start rattle, honda says it is the vtc actuator. Honda has changed it once and it still makes the noise. Honda says that are working on a fix, but it looks like they have working on it since 2012
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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 2HKRM4H53EH640944 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.