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2014 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

crash2 injured · 1308140 · 2016-08-14

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE WRECKING YARD HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22737590&ROWID=16&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# IT HAS BEEN IN A HEAVY FRONT END COLLISION BUT THE REAR END OF THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN HIT. THE ENTIRE LH BACK SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF AND IS LYING ON THE GROUND. THE BROKEN SUSPENSION LINKAGES CAN CLEARLY BE SEEN. THE WHEEL AND TIRE ARE UNDAMAGED THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF TESLAS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR FAILURES OF THE FRONT OR REAR SUSPENSIONS. THE ALLOY COMPONENTS ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE WEIGHT AND POWER OF THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION OVER THIS PROBLEM. (PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INJURIES REPORTED ARE AN ESTIMATE BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10895795
Machine
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