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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.
2T3ZFREV7FW••••••2015 Toyota RAV4
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2015 Toyota RAV4 build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
290on the model
134builds in total
1involved a crash
2involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 2Steering 1Structure 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireAug 2023
I drove all day for work without issues and when I made a right into my neighborhood, I lost power and power steering. I pulled over and parked my car. I noticed smoke coming from it and popped the hood. The wired connecting to the battery caught fire. It seems the battery could…
StructurecrashOct 2016
Takata recall. I would like more investigation regarding when a car is repair per specification and state law. How is that a company take control of the value and history of the car. But is not reported the correct way when the repair is done. Affecting the owner of the vehicle
SteeringMay 2015
The contact owns a 2015 toyota rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V144000 (steering); however, the part needed to do the repairs was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.…
Electrical SystemfireAug 2023
My son was driving our RAV4 LE 2015 and took an exit. While driving, the car shut off, and the dashboard lights blinked. He turned the car on and moved about 40 feet in the exit when the car shut off again, and smoke came from the hood. A few minutes later, the car was on fire.…
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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 2T3ZFREV7FW177230 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.