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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.
JTEDP21A450••••••2005 Toyota XA
5on this build
0on the model
0builds in total
1involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedPower Train 1Visibility 1Service Brakes 1Hydraulic 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashSep 2011
We were involved in a horrible accident. A motorcycle was speeding and crashed into the driver's side of the vehicle. The door was severely bashed in, the steel frame of the vehicle was bent, and the floor was coming up. I called toyota to ask why the side curtain airbag did not…
Electrical SystemOct 2014
Air conditioner, can be on the coldest seating and then turn extremely hot. Seems like when a bump is hit, it effects when this happens
Service BrakesMar 2011
2005 toyota highlander. Consumer writes in regards to safety recall request *tgw the consumer stated there was a problem with the brakes. When he applied the brakes they were very slow to respond
VisibilityNov 2010
Driver's side sun visor keeps coming down creating a safety hazard while driving in heavy traffic
Power TrainJun 2005
Complaint-2005 toyota highlander: unsafe operation this vehicle has a "fly by wire" computer system that is causing hazardous unexpected engine stumbling, engine hesitation and erratic transmission shifting. The vehicle cannot always be eased into traffic and on one occasion…
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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 JTEDP21A450051293 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.