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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5YJ3E1EC7LF••••••2020 Tesla MODEL 3
This build is quieter than most: 7 complaints against 12 for the average 2020 Tesla MODEL 3 build.
7on this build
447on the model
36builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 4Vehicle Speed Control 1Suspension 1Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashFeb 2020
First of all, I was pulling the tesla out of our garage. I was completely out maneuvering the car to make it parallel to the right side of the street when suddenly, I felt the car moved extra backward. Fortunately, it did not hit the neighbors' parked cars. The move startled me.…
StructureAug 2026
The front passenger door intermittently becomes “unclosed.” When this occurs, the vehicle displays “door open” and the passenger door window rolls down and up repeatedly. The window cycling continues until the door is slammed firmly shut. Once the door is securely shut, the…
Forward Collision AvoidanceFeb 2024
Since the recall for Autopilot / Full Self Driving which required driver alerts (often called steering wheel nag), the alerts are now so frequent and reoccuring that it forces you to stare at the screen and not the road. If you look at the road, both hands on the steering wheel,…
Service BrakesMay 2023
Hard Phantom braking incident when using cruise control with no vehicles ahead or next to me
SuspensionNov 2020
This is mind boggling! Here is a 2020 model 3 tesla in the junkyard. Https://www.iaai.com/vehicledetails/37712955?rownumber=3 it has not been in a collision, no air-bags have deployed and there is no sign of any impact to the bodywork. The front suspension has simply fallen to…
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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 5YJ3E1EC7LF624729 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.