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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.
5YJ3E1EA0KF••••••2019 Tesla MODEL 3
That is about average for the 2019 Tesla MODEL 3 — 24 complaints per build across 25 builds.
28on this build
601on the model
25builds in total
4involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 8Vehicle Speed Control 7Service Brakes 6Suspension 5
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashOct 2021
On 10/17/2021 my son was killed along with his passenger in this Tesla. The car was thought to be going over 100 miles an hour on a city road Coconut Point Road in Estero Florida. The car was thought to have hit a tree with the rear tire and was sent flying through the air and…
Air BagscrashMar 2021
The contact owns a 2019 tesla model 3. The contact stated while driving in auto pilot at 65 mph in the rain, the vehicle began to drift to the left and then it spun out of control causing the vehicle to crash into a medium guard rail. There was no other vehicle involved in the…
SuspensionJul 2026
Noise came from front left wheel while driving around a turn. Later the same day another noise when turning the wheel when leaving a parking spot. Steering felt strange. It was late at night, so left the vehicle until the morning. In the morning, discovered a large bolt in front…
Seat BeltsOct 2025
On October 25, 2025, the vehicle suddenly displayed an alert stating that the front left safety restraint system required service. The failure involved the front left seat harness, where a broken wire connected to the lap pretensioner squib caused the restraint system to…
SteeringMar 2024
Power steering and regenerative braking was intermittently work. Steering fully locked up while driving 70 m/hr on a freeway when I was on my way to service appointment. Very scary!! Service detected full steering rack replacement. When they took off the cable connectors water…
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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 5YJ3E1EA0KF307081 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.