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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.
KM8J33A45HU••••••2017 Hyundai TUCSON
That is about average for the 2017 Hyundai TUCSON — 15 complaints per build across 70 builds.
12on this build
1048on the model
70builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
Most reportedEngine 6Electrical System 5Service Brakes 2Electronic Stability Control (esc) 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemcrashNov 2022
My vehicle was broken into on Nov. 17, 2022 and thieves attempted to take the vehicle after smashing the back passenger window and gaining access. The vehicle alarmed once they either attempted to either open the drivers side door or start the vehicle. Police were called and…
Service BrakesfireFeb 2021
Been trying to get the fix for the recall on my 2017 tucson for months. Dealership keeps telling me they don't have the parts to fix it and they'll put me on the list to call when they have the parts. (tulsa hyundai is the dealership)
EngineSep 2025
Had an oil change on September 29th. The mechanic brought to my attention metal shavings in the oil and advised that I should get rid of the car because it won’t last much longer. It drove fine for a day until the next afternoon I was driving on the highway with my children and…
Unknown Or OtherOct 2023
THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION DO NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 60 miles per hour and turned on the signal the engine and to get to 60 mph it goes slow little by little without strength since it only reaches 2000 rpm it does not go higher than there. In addition,…
Fuel/propulsion SystemJul 2023
Vehicle stops changing gears, fuel pressure dropped while driving on highway. Vehicle does pickup speed over 40mph. No check engine light warnings. Vehicle can only change gears using manual mode and still does not pick up speed and fuel pressure is not sensed as pedal to the…
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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 KM8J33A45HU332076 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.