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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3N1CN7AP4CL••••••2012 Nissan VERSA
This build draws 2.4× more complaints than the average 2012 Nissan VERSA build (26 vs 11).
26on this build
436on the model
40builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedPower Train 13Air Bags 6Service Brakes 3Engine 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashFeb 2016
Mother in law was involved in a head on collision and air bags failed to inflate police report filed brownsville police department 16023840
Vehicle Speed ControlApr 2023
I carry my family with me and in traffic the traction control light would come on and the car would loose power and not accelerate almost causing accidents I was told it was the speed sensors malfunctioning and the brakes would not work properly when trying to stop
Power TrainMar 2023
I carry my family in the vehicle and the lights would come on for the traction control and check engine light and speed sensor light and the car would stop moving and shut off while going down the road and the brakes would barely work and the transmission would stop pulling or…
Seat BeltsMay 2018
When driving passenger seat belt randomly disengages from lock. I will even make sure it is fully engaged before taking off by pulling on the belt and it will still randomly become unlocked. This has been going on for about a year now and it is slowly becoming more consistent.…
Service BrakesMay 2018
Randomly one day, I went to brake, it failed to slow down or stop my car, freaking out I pumped it and then it stopped by the 3rd try and jolted. It has since been doing that every day. We've replaced the master brake cylinder, that didn't work, took it to the dealership, they…
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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 3N1CN7AP4CL885266 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.