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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.
4T1BK36B25U••••••2005 Toyota AVALON
That is about average for the 2005 Toyota AVALON — 9 complaints per build across 21 builds.
14on this build
192on the model
21builds in total
2involved a crash
Most reportedService Brakes 4Power Train 4Hydraulic 3Steering 2
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashFeb 2010
On feb. 11, 2010 I took my toyota avalon in for the accelerator recall. On feb. 17, 2010 I was pulling into a parking space on the grounds of the elementary school I worked at that day when my car accelerated. It jumped the curb sideswiping my car with a car that was parked on…
Service BrakescrashNov 2007
Parking '05 avalon when it accelerated & rear-ended a SUV even though I was braking resulting in almost $3000 in damage. It has not happened since. Hoping to have gas pedal repaired at toyota dealer when available. Was not aware of mfg defect that might have been responsible…
Power TrainMay 2016
On may 28, 2016, me and my 4 year old toddler were traveling on the interstate in our 2005 toyota avalon (approx. 142,000 miles) when it suddenly loss power. The dashboard lit up and heavy smoke began pouring from under the hood on the right side of the car. Luckily I was able…
Air BagsJan 2016
Dashboard and airbag covers including dash are badly cracked, airbag safety is potentially compromised if deployed. The car is available for inspection at my residence at any time. Toyota offered to supply and replace dash covers to fix this danger, but parts were never made…
Unknown Or OtherAug 2014
Airbag light came on and has not gone off
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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 4T1BK36B25U010232 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.