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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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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.
3TMCZ5AN1JM••••••2018 Toyota TACOMA
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2018 Toyota TACOMA build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
198on the model
74builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedService Brakes 4Electrical System 1Seat Belts 1Seats 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashJan 2019
The contact owns a 2018 toyota tacoma. While the contact was attempting to park in his garage, the brakes malfunctioned and the vehicle crashed into a wall. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall and…
Electrical SystemOct 2018
Toyota has an issue where there service technitians, dealers and customer service representatives cannot tell the difference between NHTSA mandated seat belt indicators and optional indicators. I have reported an issue where the seat will not slide correctly and that the seat…
Service BrakesMar 2026
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the brake pedal was spongy while depressed. There was no warning light illuminated. The failure persisted, and the contact discovered oil on the bottom of his shoe before discovering oil in the driver’s side…
Service BrakesJun 2023
Brake pedal went to the floor and I lost almost all braking, had to use the hand brake to get home. Brakes had been working fine on outbound trip, failed when preparing to return home
Service BrakesJan 2019
My brand new tacoma has a sticking brake pedal that sticks in the pedal's neutral position. It needs more force to press it at random times. This issue stood out while I was driving in the mountains on a dirt road and came across some ice. I just needed to apply minimal pressure…
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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 3TMCZ5AN1JM145931 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.