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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5YJYGDEE5LF••••••2020 Tesla MODEL Y
This build draws 2.1× more complaints than the average 2020 Tesla MODEL Y build (27 vs 13).
27on this build
277on the model
22builds in total
3involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 8Vehicle Speed Control 3Structure 3Electrical System 3
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OthercrashJun 2023
While I was parking the car at a parking spot for a doctor's appointment, it accelerated by itself and drove over the parking spot front bump and drove a short downhill covered with grass. Then it drove across a street and stopped by hitting an SUV parked. During the whole…
StructurecrashJan 2022
We were trying to park the car at Costco Parking lot on Jan 14th, 2022 in the early afternoon. A car had pulled out of a parking spot and indicated us to move forward in that spot. When we tried to move forward,the vehicle suddenly accelerated and hit three other cars. The…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashOct 2020
This is my third tesla (model s and x and now y) in the last 10 years. I was the primary driver having over 40k miles driven. I do not suffer from any medical problems. On monday morning october 5th around 9am I made my way to my local supermarket. I pulled into the parking lot…
Power TrainJun 2026
On June 17, 2026, I experienced a severe and life-threatening entrapment inside my 2020 Tesla Model Y. The incident occurred immediately after I finished charging the vehicle for approximately two hours at a charging station under direct sunlight, which left the car extremely…
Seat BeltsFeb 2026
Vehicle had "front passenger safety restraint system fault" multiple times intermittently. Serviced by Tesla service center in Dublin, CA who confirmed the problem. Documentation on the invoice stated that there was an open service bulletin related to this issue and was related…
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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 5YJYGDEE5LF010362 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.