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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.
JTMBFREV5JJ••••••2018 Toyota RAV4
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2018 Toyota RAV4 build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
317on the model
148builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 2Exterior Lighting 1Vehicle Speed Control 1Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashNov 2020
While in reverse with foot on brake (stopped) the vehicle was rear ended. While foot still on brake the vehicle had uncommanded forward acceleration (engine revved up like foot floored the gas pedal). Vehicle accelerated forward ~25 ft and hit the front of another vehicle (foot…
Electrical SystemMar 2024
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota RAV4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V734000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for…
Unknown Or OtherJun 2019
Not soon after I leased my rav4 the brakes started grinding as if I needed new brakes & everytime I went in for maintenance they said nothing is wrong with them & they look fine. The rotors are rusted just on the inner part on both rear rotors & my car is garaged so there isnt…
Exterior LightingJul 2018
Headlamp provides dangerously insufficient illumination while driving in any of the following situations: dark, curved, or hilly roads (such as us highway 1 in marin county, skyline blvd in oakland, ca). 1. Very little peripheral illumination on curves 2. Sharp horizontal…
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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 JTMBFREV5JJ731888 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.