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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JHLRD78945C••••••2005 Honda CR-V
This build draws 2.5× more complaints than the average 2005 Honda CR-V build (9 vs 4).
9on this build
413on the model
114builds in total
3involved a crash
1involved a fire
3injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 4Electrical System 2Exterior Lighting 2Fuel System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJul 2017
Takata recall- front end highway bumper to bumper collision at approx 40 mph- airbag did not deploy car had the takata recall airbag replaced a few months ago at a licensed honda dealer but the newly replaced airbag did not deploy
Electrical SystemfireAug 2012
The driver side master window switch failed causing the part to get very hot, melt, and emit smoke from the switch. This could have very easily started a large fire in the vehicle. Once the switch is melted, it shorts out the circuit causing the fuses to pop and the window will…
Service BrakescrashApr 2010
Left firestone auto to get an il change on univeristy blvd after oil change, proceeded onto university blvd, made a left onto broadhead road(?), made a right into dollar bank parking lot. Pulled up to atm and atm was out of service. Drove around the building to go into the bank…
Exterior LightingFeb 2014
2005 crv has flickering headlights, interior lights, instrument panel map lights, etc... It has also been problematic since new with low beam headlight failure have replaced headlights at an average of 6 month intervals.this should be placed on a recall to extend through 2006…
Fuel SystemSep 2005
Honda cr-v, 8,000 miles, year 2005, engine stalled , loss of power steering and brakes, restarted ok, dealer checked out car and could not find problem. Occurred in city driving at 25 miles per hour
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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 JHLRD78945C049864 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.