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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.
KM8J3CA42JU••••••2018 Hyundai TUCSON
That is about average for the 2018 Hyundai TUCSON — 5 complaints per build across 75 builds.
7on this build
376on the model
75builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedEngine 4Service Brakes 2Vehicle Speed Control 1Electronic Stability Control (esc) 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashOct 2025
On October 13th 2025, we were involved in a serious collision while driving our 2018 Hyundai Tucson. The vehicle was struck from behind and spun into a semi-truck, totalling the vehicle. Despite the forward and lateral collision to the semi-truck, no airbags deployed at all…
Power TrainMay 2026
While operating the vehicle on the highway at speeds around 55 to 60 mph, without warning, the engine suffered a sudden, catastrophic internal mechanical engine failure that resulted in an immediate and complete loss of motive power, rendering the vehicle entirely undriveable.…
EngineFeb 2025
The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the low oil warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the vehicle was abnormally low on oil even though it had been less…
Service BrakesApr 2021
The contact owns a 2018 hyundai tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V543000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to loyalty used car super center (2833 s crater rd,…
Vehicle Speed ControlSep 2018
Once my brand new tucson hit 500 miles on it, it suddenly unintentionally accelerates while my foot is already pressing firmly on the break pedal. The first time, it happened as I was approaching the peak of a hill. I was going 25 mph. My foot was already pressing on the breaks,…
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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 KM8J3CA42JU615847 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.