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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.
5YJYGDEE3LF••••••2020 Tesla MODEL Y
That is about average for the 2020 Tesla MODEL Y — 12 complaints per build across 22 builds.
14on this build
270on the model
22builds in total
2involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 9Vehicle Speed Control 3Service Brakes 2Air Bags 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashSep 2023
Front Passenger Safety Restraint System Fault, error message appeared. Tesla is asking for ~$1500 to fix a sensor that would prevent air bag from deploying. Seems like a safety issue that should be addressed. The message appears whenever there is someone/some thing in front…
Forward Collision AvoidanceSep 2023
Driving on Highway 80, west of Elko, NV. No obstructions on the road, no cars within 5 miles, no animals or birds on the highway. The vehicle aggressively brakes. It did this 4 times with the assisted driving engaged and 1 with cruise control engaged
SteeringAug 2023
Was driving on the interstate and a notification that “Steering assist reduced” came on the screen. About 10 minutes later my steering wheel became extremely hard to turn. I almost crashed going thru the tunnel! For the next many days I never had issues and thought it was a…
Service BrakesJul 2023
We’re getting errors for traction control, reduced traction, control, disabled automatic emergency, braking is unavailable, ABS disabled. This is a manufactures defect, and Tesla is requiring us to pay
Vehicle Speed ControlJun 2023
While driving at highway speeds (50mph-80mph), on 2 lane or 4 lane highways, in the day or night, in sunny conditions and overcast sky's, while using the cruise control (auto-pilot), the car will suddenly and unexpectedly apply the brakes. It happens between 8 and 10 times on…
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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 5YJYGDEE3LF008190 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.