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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.
5YJ3E1EA9JF••••••2018 Tesla MODEL 3
That is about average for the 2018 Tesla MODEL 3 — 39 complaints per build across 25 builds.
57on this build
982on the model
25builds in total
8involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 15Electrical System 12Suspension 11Service Brakes 8
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashJul 2023
Dear NHTSA, I am writing to report a safety defect with my Tesla Model 3, VIN [XXX] . On July 28th, 2023, at 3:34 PM PST, My wife [XXX] was driving into my driveway at my home at [XXX] . The weather was sunny and car was traveling at 5-10 mph. The car was not in Autopilot and…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashJun 2022
Car was stop at left turn lane waiting for light to change to green arrow. Car just accelerated on its own . Car crashes into to car in front of me and pushes us onto center island and continues to accelerate sending us on to crossing traffic, endangering others and my family…
Electrical SystemcrashNov 2021
On November 30 at 6pm I was driving north on I-75 in the Tampa area with Navigate on Autopilot activated. I was in the middle lane, it was dark, and there was lots of traffic. My screen asked me to confirm the autopilot request to move to the left lane. I tapped the stalk to…
SuspensioncrashJun 2020
Please note that I have used a substitute VIN to file this report since the VIN of the car I am complaining about is unavailable. Here is the model 3 in the junkyard. Https://www.copart.com/lot/34936400/photos this car is in detroit and could easily be inspected by NHTSA staff.…
Exterior LightingcrashJul 2018
I was at the supercharging station in dublin ( california) . When I wanted to take reverse and park my car for supercharging.my car showed the option of autopark. Since there was an open spot available for parking my car (where my car fits properly - as per tesla guidelines) .I…
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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 5YJ3E1EA9JF034768 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.