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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.
5YJ3E1EA4KF••••••2019 Tesla MODEL 3
That is about average for the 2019 Tesla MODEL 3 — 23 complaints per build across 25 builds.
25on this build
584on the model
25builds in total
6involved a crash
5injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 5Service Brakes 5Vehicle Speed Control 5Structure 4
What owners of this build wrote
StructurecrashMay 2023
My wife was dropping my kid in the school drop off line. The speed was probably about 5 mph. The Tesla suddenly went into a sudden spontaneous acceleration. When my wife tried to brake, the brakes did not work. There was no forward collision warning beeping sound that went off,…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashJan 2023
The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated while driving at 3 MPH and slowing the vehicle into his residence driveway, as he took his foot off the accelerator the vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed forward. The vehicle crashed into the residence and…
Unknown Or OthercrashMar 2021
On 3/15/2021, my car suddenly turned 90 degree to the right under autopilot on highway 210 when hit a puddle. The rain is very small. I think the highway has risk as accumulated a puddle unexpected at all. Tesla 3 has issue as well since it shouldn't turn 90 degree. I was hit by…
SteeringcrashSep 2020
Here is a 2019 tesla model 3 in the junkyard. Https://www.copart.com/lot/53850990/photos/2019-tesla-model-3-pa-pittsburgh-north the front passenger side is completely smashed in. Judging by the fact that the passenger side air-bags have not deployed and that there is no blood…
Air BagscrashSep 2019
My wife was trying to park the car in our garage when the car suddenly sped up and hit our inner garage wall. It then reversed back and hit the wall a second time. Then it automatically reversed and parked on the neighbor's driveway. Both the sterling air bag and airbag near the…
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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 5YJ3E1EA4KF472566 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.