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2013 TESLA MODEL S — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1336650 · 2016-11-28

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
2,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ISSUE OF FIRES IN THE TESLA MODEL S. TESLA CLAIMS THAT THE FIRES IN 2013 WERE CAUSED BY IMPACT WITH ROAD DEBRIS AND THE DANGER HAS BEEN REDUCED BY FITTING A BATTERY SHIELD AND RAISING THE RIDE HEIGHT. THE RIDE HEIGHT WAS RETURNED TO LOW AFTER YOUR INVESTIGATIONS WERE COMPLETED. THE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE FIRES IN 2013 SHOW THAT THE FIRES WERE CAUSED BY COLLAPSED SUSPENSIONS AND NOT BY ANY IMPACT WITH ROAD DEBRIS. I BELIEVE THAT THE BATTERY SHIELD IS NO MORE THAN WINDOW DRESSING AND THAT THE LOW QUALITY VIDEOS SHOWING OBJECTS CRUSHED BY THE BATTERY SHIELD ARE FAKED. HTTPS://WWW.TESLA.COM/BLOG/TESLA-ADDS-TITANIUM-UNDERBODY-SHIELD-AND-ALUMINUM-DEFLECTOR-PLATES-MODEL-S IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A BLOCK OF CONCRETE OR A CAR ALTERNATOR TO CRUMBLE LIKE CHALK (UNLESS THEY ARE MADE FROM CHALK!) TESLAS ARE STILL CATCHING FIRE AND OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN INCINERATED. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MORE BURNED TESLAS THAN THE COMPANY IS ADMITTING TO. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10928388
Machine
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