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What this evidence can—and cannot—tell you
For this model year and NHTSA component category, the database contains 0 recall rows, 87 complaints, and 0 manufacturer-communication rows. This identifies a system worth checking; it does not diagnose your vehicle or establish a failure rate.
- system
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SOURCES
- NHTSA datasets and APIsNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
safety
Can you drive it?
The complaint records include injury or death counts. These reports are not verified causation, but any matching active symptom warrants conservative triage and professional inspection.
- deaths
- 0
- injuries
- 1
- do not drive
- No
- park outside
- No
SOURCES
- NHTSA VIN recall lookupNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
symptoms
Signals worth recording
Use the linked symptoms and codes as observation and testing prompts, not as proof of the failed part. Preserve freeze-frame data and the operating conditions before clearing codes.
diagnosis
A safer diagnostic sequence
Verify VIN and build applicability, reproduce and document the symptom safely, scan all relevant modules, complete the least-invasive confirming tests, then compare the findings with the current manufacturer procedure.
costs
Repair-cost scope
No dollar estimate is inferred from a complaint, code, or component label. A credible quote identifies the confirmed repair scope, parts grade, labor operations, region, taxes, fees, and any programming or calibration.
- currency
- USD
- approved cost observations
- 0
sources
Official evidence and limitations
Complaint narratives are owner-submitted and not necessarily verified. Recall applicability and completion are VIN-specific. Manufacturer communications can describe service information without proving a defect on this vehicle.
- mileage p25
- 36,000
- mileage p75
- 75,000
- mileage median
- 49,000
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How this model year compares with adjacent years
This page is based on 87 matched source rows for 2016. The immediately previous model year has 270 matched rows and the next model year has no comparable published profile. These are reporting-volume comparisons, not failure rates; fleet size, vehicle age, mileage, and reporting behavior differ.
- complaints
- 87
- model year
- 2,016
- recall rows
- 0
- matched source rows
- 87
- previous model year
- 2,015
- comparison is failure rate
- No
- manufacturer communications
- 0
- previous matched source rows
- 270
sources
How this page was produced
Car Trouble Lab assembled this page from the cited public records and automated quality checks. A named independent automotive technician has not reviewed this page unless a verified reviewer is explicitly listed. Use the primary records and a qualified technician for vehicle-specific safety, diagnosis, or repair decisions.
- methodology path
- /methodology
- editorial process
- source-linked automated quality gate
- editorial policy path
- /editorial-policy
- independent technical review
- No