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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTDKB20U973••••••2007 Toyota PRIUS
This build draws 2.5× more complaints than the average 2007 Toyota PRIUS build (62 vs 25).
62on this build
1692on the model
69builds in total
2involved a crash
6injuries
Most reportedExterior Lighting 39Service Brakes 9Hydraulic 4Structure 4
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashAug 2014
During a car accident on a highway, and after the airbags deployed, a projectile at high velocity entered my right hand and fractured the 5th metacarpal bone. Per the hand surgeon that removed the foreign body, it appeared to be a black piece of plastic 1 cm long
Service BrakesMar 2025
Check engine light came on with codes C 1256 & C 1300. Primary issue is Brake actuator failure. Toyota is ignoring this known and repeated issue and it may lead to a dangerous/ deadly situation if brakes go out while driving
TiresMay 2022
Purchased 4 travelstar un99 205/55r16 91v steel belted radial tires professionally installed. In less than 20 miles of driving, noticed bulge on front driver outer sidewall, driectly above the valve stem. No damage to rim, nothing was run over or hit. Seller of tires was…
Exterior LightingMay 2018
Headlights are intermittent. Sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes both will turn off. So far, turning the the switch off then back on cures the problem, but only temporarily
Electrical SystemJan 2018
The contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. While driving approximately 30 mph, the instrument panel lighting stopped working. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and then drove to koons tyson's toyota in tyson's corner, va where it was diagnosed that the…
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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 JTDKB20U973244787 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.