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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
The decode above is what this vehicle is. For what it's been through — accidents, title brands, odometer, theft/total-loss and previous owners — pull a full history report.
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.
JTEDP21AX50••••••2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER
That is about average for the 2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER — 3 complaints per build across 52 builds.
5on this build
176on the model
52builds in total
3involved a crash
Most reportedVehicle Speed Control 3Electrical System 1Latches/locks/linkages 1Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashMay 2011
The contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. The contact stated that the vehicle was started and as the contact shifted into drive, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a house. A police report was filed but no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not yet taken…
Service BrakescrashMay 2009
The contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. While driving 2-3 mph in reverse, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact attempted to brake but to no avail as the vehicle crashed into her garage. The air bags did not deploy but the contact was not injured and there was…
SeatsDec 2024
Passager seat burnt up from the heated seats
Electrical SystemJan 2007
- the contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. The contact stated that the door locks on the vehicle did not lock when the vehicle is placed into gear. The only way that the doors lock was by manually locking them or pushing the power lock button. Once the doors were locked they…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashMay 1973
The contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. The contact stated that upon starting her vehicle it accelerated forward and crashed into her garage. Previously, when she was trying to park the vehicle, it accelerated and lunged forward when she was forced to apply extreme pressure…
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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 JTEDP21AX50061293 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.