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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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4T1BF1FK5CU••••••2012 Toyota CAMRY
This build draws 2.7× more complaints than the average 2012 Toyota CAMRY build (26 vs 10).
26on this build
529on the model
54builds in total
5involved a crash
4injuries
Most reportedPower Train 10Air Bags 4Steering 3Vehicle Speed Control 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashDec 2019
I was in a car accident on 12/14/19 . I was heading out on driveway in my apartment complex, sitting out in street a little bit in bike lane waiting on traffic to pass on a busy street (bellflower blvd.) car from far lane changed over and hit my car on front driver side by front…
Unknown Or OthercrashApr 2018
Unintended acceleration in reverse while backing out of parking space in a parking lot. The vehicle accelerated very fast, resulting in extensive damage to vehicle and two other parked vehicles
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashMay 2013
I was pulling my car onto the carport from driveway, which is at same level, with foot on brake. The car accelerated independently with the car surging forward and the RPM increasing as I was crashing through the carport, fence, patio, two four-wheelers, the concrete patio…
Power TrainMar 2023
As a background, we bought the car in 2012 brand new. My background is Mechanical engineering, and hence maintained the car very well. Apart from this issue on Torque convertor rest is all good. The car has about 94,000 miles on it. Around few weeks back, the car started to…
Service BrakesJul 2018
Our 2012 camry se had approximately 66,000 miles when the brake problem occurred. I was the driving vehicle on the highway on 7/30/18 going 55 mph when I heard an whistling sound for 2-3 minutes. When I arrived at my destination 10 miles from my home I smelt a burning smell…
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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 4T1BF1FK5CU188190 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.