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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.
5YJ3E1EA2LF••••••2020 Tesla MODEL 3
That is about average for the 2020 Tesla MODEL 3 — 13 complaints per build across 36 builds.
14on this build
451on the model
36builds in total
3involved a crash
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 5Service Brakes 2Vehicle Speed Control 2Lane Departure 2
What owners of this build wrote
Forward Collision AvoidancecrashSep 2023
I was driving on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey in the right hand lane. I was using basic auto pilot and needed to pass a pick up truck in front of me. I disabled auto pilot and went into the left lane. I re-engaged auto pilot and the vehicle took a hard right and hit…
Unknown Or OthercrashMay 2022
We were pulling our car from 5th floor of a parking garage and as the car was coming down the ramp into the 4th floor, it accelerated itself to a high speed, hit another parked car, and came to a stop hitting concrete pillar in the garage. Our car was damaged severely and all…
SteeringFeb 2026
Sunday [XXX] downtown Sacramento, driving about 25 mph. Heard a loud bang—bolt sheared off front subframe. Steering felt lagging upon making a right turn vehicle proceeded in a very wide turn, pulled into parking lot. Wheel locked right as I exited [XXX] parking spot; steering…
Service BrakesMay 2025
Automatic breaking was initiated as I was pulling in a driveway as I got closer to a large trashcan. The braking was aggressive and I now have concerns that it might've given me minor whiplash as it was so sudden. I have pictures of where I parked. I was about 6-8 feet away from…
SeatsMay 2024
For the fourth time the seat sensor has failed in the driver seat. When the seat sensor fails the car no longer auto connects blue tooth media play from the phone but also no longer detects an occupant in the vehicle. This causes the vehicle to go in to park while driving at low…
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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 5YJ3E1EA2LF784337 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.