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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 3GNAXKEV5LL265799 · Checked Oct 4, 2026
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3GNAXKEV5LL•••••• 2020 Chevrolet EQUINOX

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304on the model
163builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reported Service Brakes 1 Engine 1

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Engine fire May 2025
The contact owned a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the instrument panel lights became dim/flicker, and the vehicle lost automotive power. The contact mentioned she pulled over to the right…
Unknown Or Other Oct 2023
Driving and brakes went out with no warning, no sounds, no anything almost causing me to rear end a 16 wheeler in the dead of night and almost causing another passenger to rear end me! No fluids are leaking. Break fluid not low. The brakes will not go to the floor in reverse,…

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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 3GNAXKEV5LL265799 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.