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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3N1BC1CP8CK••••••2012 Nissan VERSA
That is about average for the 2012 Nissan VERSA — 11 complaints per build across 40 builds.
16on this build
436on the model
40builds in total
2involved a fire
Most reportedAir Bags 8Engine 4Electrical System 2Power Train 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireJan 2014
January 2nd I was asked to jumpstart a vehicle in my driveway. Approximately 5 minutes later my nissan versa, with less than 32000 miles, caught on fire. The cables were hooked up correctly. Prior to this incident and at least three times, I had complained of a burning smell…
Power TrainfireJan 2014
January 2nd I was asked to jumpstart a vehicle in my driveway. Approximately 5 minutes later my nissan versa, with less than 33000 miles, caught on fire. The cables were hooked up correctly. Prior to this incident and at least three times, I had complained of a burning smell…
Unknown Or OtherNov 2025
My car keeps having sensors go out. Such as the tire pressure sensor and fuel compression sensor I think is what they called it anyways. They start to go up a hill. And my car loses all speed and slows way down my traction control. Don't turn on when it's supposed to. And needs…
Air BagsOct 2020
Drivers airbag module bad in the vehicle and the airbag light is flashing. The drivers side airbag will not deploy in the event of an accident. I know there was a recall for many of them for this model year but this is not one of them and this vehicle is effected. This needs to…
Exterior LightingOct 2017
The contact owns a 2012 nissan versa. When the contact attempted to exit the vehicle, the driver's door failed to open. The vehicle was taken to orange coast nissan (2850 harbor blvd, costa mesa, ca 92626), but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. In addition, the rear…
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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 3N1BC1CP8CK800883 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.