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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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4T1BK1EBXDU••••••2013 Toyota AVALON
This build draws 1.6× more complaints than the average 2013 Toyota AVALON build (8 vs 5).
8on this build
120on the model
24builds in total
1involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedSeat Belts 2Electrical System 2Visibility/wiper 2Visibility 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringfireAug 2014
While driving the vehicle at approximately 45 mph on a clear sunny day the windshield wipers turned on and began to operate at full speed and would not respond at attempts to stop them. The horn started going off with alarm noises in the vehicle. The smell of an electrical odor…
Seat BeltsFeb 2020
The contact owns a 2013 toyota avalon. The contact stated the rear passenger's seat belt failed to latch securely into the buckle. The vehicle was taken to al hendrickson toyota located at 5201 w, fl-834, coconut creek, fl 33073, and the dealer was made aware of the failure. The…
Electrical SystemAug 2018
ECU and pcs switch to control vehicle's speed, will suddenly reduce speed on highway in traffic ( very dangerous) and vehicle will almost come to stop without warning! Warranty repaired on 7-26-16 at dealership, doing same thing again, said not covered under original recall…
Power TrainAug 2016
In 2016 of august I filed a complaint with toyota (case#1611260024112616) in reference to a torque coverter issue that has plaqued 2012 camrys , at this point I took car into dealer many ocassions , but they refuse to admit it their fault, a 2300 dollar problem
Forward Collision AvoidanceJan 2016
The contact owns a 2013 toyota avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V728000 (forward collision avoidance) and stated that the part for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for…
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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 4T1BK1EBXDU002982 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.