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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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2T1BR32E83C••••••2003 Toyota COROLLA
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2003 Toyota COROLLA build (11 vs 6).
11on this build
593on the model
97builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 8Visibility 2Service Brakes 1Hydraulic 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagsJun 2023
I was driving as usual and suddenly the air bags exploded inside the dash causing damage to the passenger window and the front crystal. Seconds after the drivers airbag also opened and consequently the alarms. I did not impact anything and the car won’t start again
Vehicle Speed ControlNov 2015
My 2003 toyota corrola (odometer reading approx. 230,000 miles) never had this problem till this year around march when my wife noticed that the car suddenly accelarated and she couldn't reduce the speed by braking. Fortunately there was no accident, and the problem went away…
VisibilityJun 2013
This is the third recall noticed I have received from toyota. The first one, which was approximately 2 yrs ago for the windows, the second approximately 3 months ago for brake peddle, and the most recent (safety recall notice - interim notice, june 2013. This is very disturbing…
Service Brakes
Brake shoes, rotors and pads had to be replaced due to premature wear.*ak *ts
Air BagsJul 2020
The manufacturer did not notify me of the safety recall concerning my airbags. I need to know where to take my vehicle to have this repaired
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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 2T1BR32E83C128523 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.