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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5YJYGDEE6LF••••••2020 Tesla MODEL Y
This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 2020 Tesla MODEL Y build (28 vs 12).
28on this build
271on the model
22builds in total
3involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 12Electrical System 7Exterior Lighting 3Lane Departure 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashDec 2023
The contact owns a 2020 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH with the Auto Pilot activated, the driver attempted to steer into the left lane to avoid a collision. The vehicle suddenly began to fishtail causing the driver to lose control of…
Forward Collision AvoidancecrashMar 2023
I was on a self driving mode enabled but it’s been raining for a while and I believe it showed the poor weather condition so FSD is not enabled but autopilot was engaged (but not 100% sure about which mode it was) It was around 2am in the morning and was on 580 southbound from…
Unknown Or OthercrashDec 2020
My 2020 model y lunged forward while sitting at a red light behind a pickup truck. I did not touch the accelerator ans the brake would not stop the car. I impacted the pickup truck and damaged the left center of the car front sliding under the pickup bumper. It was as though the…
Electrical SystemJan 2026
Observed intermittent center display/infotainment computer (MCU) crashes/reboots where the center display becomes blank and then restarts. In recorded events, when reverse was selected during an MCU reboot interval, the rearview camera image did not display until the reboot…
WheelsMay 2025
I am submitting this service request and formal incident report concerning a serious malfunction of the Full Self-Driving (FSD) system on my 2020 Tesla Model Y. While operating the vehicle on [insert road name or location] with FSD fully engaged, the system initiated a left-hand…
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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 5YJYGDEE6LF006806 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.