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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.
JTEZU5JR4C5••••••2012 Toyota 4RUNNER
That is about average for the 2012 Toyota 4RUNNER — 4 complaints per build across 24 builds.
5on this build
95on the model
24builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 5
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagsOct 2017
Takata recall ; went to the dealership with the 1st recall notice about defective airbags in hand and they told me there was no solution yet and I would recieve another notice. Recieved another notice that said that t k holdings is in chapter 11 . Dont know where th proceed from…
Air BagsMar 2017
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 toyota 4runner. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Sun toyota (3001 us-19, holiday, fl…
Air BagsFeb 2017
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 toyota 4runner. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…
Air BagsFeb 2017
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 toyota 4runner. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags). The part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for…
Air BagsJan 2017
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 toyota 4runner. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags). The part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…
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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 JTEZU5JR4C5034922 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.