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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.
5YJ3E1EB7JF••••••2018 Tesla MODEL 3
That is about average for the 2018 Tesla MODEL 3 — 41 complaints per build across 25 builds.
36on this build
1018on the model
25builds in total
3involved a crash
Most reportedSuspension 8Forward Collision Avoidance 8Lane Departure 5Electrical System 4
What owners of this build wrote
Forward Collision AvoidancecrashOct 2024
October 12, 2024. I was using the Tesla on autopilot. I was in the far right lane and the freeway was curving to the left. The car was following in the lanes, but then all of a sudden it stopped following the freeway and drove into the right guardrail. There were no alerts by…
SuspensioncrashSep 2019
Model 3 in the junkyard. It's gone horribly whompy.. Https://www.iaai.com/vehicledetails?itemid=33644612&rownumber=11&similarvehicleitemid=&isnext=&loadrecent=true please investigate. Thank you
Service BrakesAug 2026
The break line ruptured causing loss of hydraulic pressure. The root cause was corrosion of the break line. This caused a major safety risk as I was unable to stop/slow the car down and had to coast to a stop. This is a known problem as addressed in Tesla's service bulletin…
Lane DepartureMar 2026
When using FSD in "chill" mode the car attempted to cross over into oncoming lane on a two lane highway. There were no oncoming cars and I overrode the car almost immediately. The car has not been inspected by anybody. No warning light, messages or other symptoms. I have a video…
SteeringFeb 2026
The front lower lateral link (rearward lower control arm) fastener/bolt completely backed out and fell off the vehicle while in motion, causing the lateral link to separate entirely from the subframe. This is the exact mechanical failure described in Tesla Recall Campaign…
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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 5YJ3E1EB7JF054834 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.