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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
The decode above is what this vehicle is. For what it's been through — accidents, title brands, odometer, theft/total-loss and previous owners — pull a full history report.
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.
5TDJKRFHXGS••••••2016 Toyota HIGHLANDER
This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 2016 Toyota HIGHLANDER build (5 vs 2).
5on this build
106on the model
48builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedStructure 1Vehicle Speed Control 1Service Brakes 1Electronic Stability Control (esc) 1
What owners of this build wrote
StructurecrashJun 2017
I was in a parking lot trying to park my car I put my foot on the break to stop the car and put into reverse and the car accelerated instead of stopping. The harder I pushed the breaks the faster it accelerated and hit the car parked in front of me
EngineDec 2020
Crankshaft position sensor inoperative during normal use
SteeringDec 2019
2016 toyota highlander 30,000 miles EPS failure step on the break in the morning EPS failure with the flashing light shut it off step on the break again start it and sometimes it's back to normal read about the 2015 having this problem truly thing this truck was built towards…
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Jan 2019
When driving, periodically, under no particular road or weather condition, the "check AWD system," "ABS," "brake" and "stability control" warning lights light up. When warning lights are on, only the front wheels will drive and stability control is inactive. Real wheels are not…
Unknown Or OtherFeb 2017
Windsheld cracked overnight when parked in the garage with no reason. I contacted the company and didn't get a solution from them. This must be something thing related to the company. Finally, I replaced it with my insurance
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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 5TDJKRFHXGS237117 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.