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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.
JHMCM56653C••••••2003 Honda ACCORD
That is about average for the 2003 Honda ACCORD — 7 complaints per build across 236 builds.
10on this build
1629on the model
236builds in total
2involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedEngine And Engine Cooling 3Air Bags 2Steering 2Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashOct 2005
Left side impact collision while stopped. Side air bag failed to deploy. No side curtain air bags available. Photos available. Not yet repaired
Service BrakescrashNov 2004
I have had my vehicle serviced for brake issues on 3 separate occasions. Brakes were replaced, drums & rotors replaced and still have issues. I wrecked my vehicle because brakes failed to hold. Honda claims that there is nothing wrong with my brakes and that service was done for…
SteeringDec 2021
Unknown I'm guessing do to the recall on the powersteering hose it has caused the hose to.melt I just bought the car and came across this recall so I'm honestly not sure if the recall has been addressed already or not but I'm addressing it to make sure
Electrical SystemFeb 2008
I drive a 2003 honda accord with 71,000 miles. The ignition key is stuck at position 1 of 3 and cannot be returned to 0. I am unable to get the key out in any gear position (others have tried it as well) and am unable to retrieve the key
VisibilityNov 2007
The contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While driving approximately 20 mph in rainy weather conditions, the windshield wipers were not working effectively. The blades were not clearing the water from the glass, which caused poor visibility. The windshield wiper blades were…
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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 JHMCM56653C004413 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.