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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5YJSA1E57NF••••••2022 Tesla MODEL S
That is about average for the 2022 Tesla MODEL S — 6 complaints per build across 22 builds.
9on this build
135on the model
22builds in total
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 3Steering 2Electrical System 1Tires 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlDec 2025
Incident Description: While driving through a parking lot at 20 mi/hr, my vehicle's AEB system activated in response to another vehicle approaching from a perpendicular direction. However, the system's response was dangerously delayed and inappropriate stopping the car right in…
TiresOct 2025
Vehicle: 2022 Tesla Model S Tire: Goodyear ElectricDrive 2 255/45R19 104W XL Date of incident: October 15, 2025 Location: Chambers Rd., approximately 1.7 miles from Cosmopolitan Rd., Colorado Speed: Approximately 35 mph (speed limit 40 mph) Mileage on tire: Installed October 31,…
Unknown Or OtherJan 2024
This vehicle does not have a fully functional horn. To activate the horn, you must press a tiny area located in the upper right part of the yoke. The area to activate the horn is less than 1-inch wide. The horn is virtually worthless when you need it such as when someone is…
SteeringJul 2023
Car has a small capacitive touch button for horn instead of center-press. During emergency incidents, it is not possible to react quickly and hit the horn, which has led to several near-misses due to a delay in alerting other drivers with the horn while searching for the horn…
Forward Collision AvoidanceDec 2022
The Traffic Aware Cruise Control disengaged suddenly and unexpectedly multiple times during highway driving and rapidly decelerated from 70 mph to 35 mph. This occurred several times on a clear freeway without any obstructions or any basis for disengagement and placed vehicles…
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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 5YJSA1E57NF493717 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.