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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.
5YJ3E1EA8PF••••••2023 Tesla MODEL 3
This build draws 2.6× more complaints than the average 2023 Tesla MODEL 3 build (32 vs 12).
32on this build
411on the model
34builds in total
3involved a crash
4injuries
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 15Vehicle Speed Control 7Steering 6Structure 4
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OthercrashSep 2024
The system failed to detect the driver having a seizure and had no way for the passenger to break the vehicle. People in the vehicle and Others were put at the risk of a seizing person accelerating in a car that could not be prevented by the car or by the passenger. No…
SteeringcrashMay 2023
Car steering felt stuck and slid off the road which resulted in crashing into a tree. Tesla features did not help stay in the lane or break in an emergency
Air BagscrashJan 2023
The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH another vehicle suddenly entered the lane that the contact was driving on, causing the contact to strike the other vehicle. No air bags deploy, and the brake assist feature failed to activate.…
StructureFeb 2026
The roof glass is unusually susceptible to failing and cracking under minimal impact. A very small item such as a pebble impacted the roof. The glass cracked. I understand the roof glass is a structural component. I would not expect a roof to require complete replacement due to…
SuspensionAug 2025
During driving, Tesla car spontaneously stated multiple active safety features and regenerative braking were no longer available and stopped working during driving with multiple warnings appearing. Driver safety at risk during this as well as others safety due to the lack of…
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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 5YJ3E1EA8PF459410 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.