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2013 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

fire · 1319890 · 2016-09-22

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/LOT/14649834?SEARCHID=1942545060 IT HAS BEEN BURNED OUT. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE CAR IS PROPPED UP WITH PIECES OF WOOD. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY IMPACT DAMAGE, THE FRONT BUMPER BAR AND THE FRONT WHEELS ARE NOT DISPLACED. WHILST IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED DUE TO THE FIRE IT IS ALSO PROBABLE THAT THIS IS ANOTHER INSTANCE OF SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSING THE BATTERY PACK TO DRAG ALONG THE GROUND AND IGNITE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCE OF THIS INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THERE IS STILL AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TESLAS CATCHING FIRE DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURES AND THAT THE COMPANY IS COVERING UP THIS PROBLEM. GASOLINE FIRES CAN BE EXTINGUISHED RELATIVELY EASILY BUT A LITHIUM BATTERY FIRE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT OUT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10908781
Machine
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