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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.
5YJ3E1EA3RF••••••2024 Tesla MODEL 3
That is about average for the 2024 Tesla MODEL 3 — 6 complaints per build across 33 builds.
7on this build
214on the model
33builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 2Steering 1Vehicle Speed Control 1Forward Collision Avoidance 1
What owners of this build wrote
SuspensionOct 2025
Travelling south on [XXX]just south of [XXX] on [XXX] at [XXX]. Climate was medium-rain. Car began to hydroplane due to regenerative breaking. Lost control and began to swerve between lanes. Completely swerved 180 degrees so that car was facing wrong direct. Swerved back to…
Unknown Or OtherOct 2025
The turning signal buttons (this car has buttons instead of a typical stalk) often becomes stuck. It’s like all of the buttons on the left side of the steering wheel are already pushed down, and therefore, I cannot indicate whether I’m turning by pushing that turning button
Electrical SystemFeb 2025
The vehicle's horn becomes completely inaudible during heavy rain, particularly during downpours. This is a serious safety concern as the horn is a critical safety device for alerting other drivers and pedestrians. The issue has occurred repeatedly since the vehicle had…
Vehicle Speed ControlDec 2024
The car consistently has phantom braking. The speed will drop around 15 miles of speed immediately. It also will slow on rolling hills and random long turns on cruise control. Most recent date listed
SteeringJul 2024
Occasionally the turn signal button cannot be pressed down to make a turn signal. This event has happened quite a few times during some urgent moments when I need to exit the highway and gives us a big concern. I heard from many other owners that Tesla just replace your steering…
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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 5YJ3E1EA3RF824031 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.