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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN JTDKARFU2H3540884 · Checked Sep 28, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 4

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JTDKARFU2H3•••••• 2017 Toyota PRIUS

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85on the model
33builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reported Visibility/wiper 2 Service Brakes 1 Structure 1 Vehicle Speed Control 1

What owners of this build wrote

Structure crash Jan 2019
We were stopped at a traffic signal going north. When the light turned green, the car in front of us started to go and all of the sudden, our car went into rapid acceleration. We could not stop the car. It crashed into the car in front of us. We tried jamming on the breaks and…
Visibility/wiper Sep 2019
The contact owns a 2017 toyota prius. While driving on the highway, the wiper blade on the driver's side detached from the vehicle in the middle of a rain storm. The contact pulled over, exited the highway, and purchased a new wiper blade. The manufacturer stated that the…
Service Brakes Jan 2018
The contact owns a 2017 toyota prius. While driving approximately 65 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle spun out of control. The brake warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to toyota of poway (13631 poway rd, poway, ca…
Visibility/wiper Jul 2019
Car was parked in parking lot in 100 degree temperature. Windshield had no damage whatsoever. Returned to car 4 hours later. Two and one-half foot crack, originating in bottom driver's side corner of windshield, appeared. No chips were present. Due to the crack, visibility…

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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 JTDKARFU2H3540884 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.