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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.
5N1AA08B35N••••••2005 Nissan ARMADA
That is about average for the 2005 Nissan ARMADA — 10 complaints per build across 33 builds.
12on this build
316on the model
33builds in total
1involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 5Air Bags 3Hydraulic 2Fuel System 2
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashAug 2021
The contact owned a 2005 Nissan Armada. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, his steering wheel was locked without warning. Due to the failure, the contact veered off the road and hit two parked vehicles. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact stated…
Engine And Engine CoolingOct 2020
The contact owns a 2005 nissan armada. The contact stated that the muffler had been replaced 3 times due to it cracking around the header. The contact stated that the muffler damaged wiring harness and the computer system, which caused the vehicle to stall. Hummel's nissan (4770…
Service BrakesAug 2020
This is a major safety issue! The brake light on the control panel comes on and when stepping on the brakes, the car hardly brakes. It feels like the brakes are grinding and skidding. I have to carefully pull the car over and turn the car off and back on. Lately this has been…
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Feb 2020
Vdc off
StructureNov 2012
The rear hatch will not release & continues to be temperamental. This could cause a serious problem if ever needing to release the rear hatch in an emergency, such as in a life safety incident during a fire or accident, the rear had continually fails along with the glass release
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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 5N1AA08B35N707848 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.