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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.
JTEBU5JR9J5••••••2018 Toyota 4RUNNER
That is about average for the 2018 Toyota 4RUNNER — 3 complaints per build across 18 builds.
4on this build
56on the model
18builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedVisibility/wiper 1Electrical System 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OtherfireApr 2024
I do not know what component or system failed. I was at an appointment with my son when the receptionist informed me that my car alarm was going off and there was smoke coming out of it. I went out to investigate and it sounded like the engine was attempting to start…
Electrical SystemOct 2020
Purchased vehicle brand new with 18 miles on it. I get it serviced like clockwork and have never missed a maintenance appointment. A little over a week ago, the electrical locking system on the drivers side door stopped functioning. Toyota is telling me that there are no recalls…
EngineAug 2020
The contact owns a 2018 toyota 4runner. The contact stated that while driving a popping noise occurred that was coming from the engine. The vehicle started to decelerate. The vehicle started making an abnormal sound that was coming from the engine. The vehicle then was able to…
Visibility/wiperDec 2018
The windshield is cracking without the temperatures being so high. The vehicle was parked but turned on, when we turned on the heat and drove it for a little bit (6 miles) we noticed the windshield cracking and we turned off the heat. Temperature was at 40 degrees the lowest
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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 JTEBU5JR9J5507387 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.