# 2013 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION
> NHTSA complaint `1336677` · 2016-11-28 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL S
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** SUSPENSION
- **Miles at failure:** 5,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
HERE IS A STORY ABOUT A TESLA OWNER WHO CLAIMS THE CAR SAVED HIS LIFE.  HTTP://INSIDEEVS.COM/TESLA-MODEL-S-GETS-WRECKED-OWNER-SAYS-VEHICLE-SAVED-HIS-LIFE-IMAGES-OWNER-TESTIMONIAL/    LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS.  THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED AND THE TREAD OF THE TIRE HAS BEEN WORN AWAY.    THE COLLISION WITH THE HYUNDAI WAS A SECONDARY EFFECT OF THE TESLA SUSPENSION COLLAPSING AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.  TESLA SPINS THESE STORIES AND MAKES THE OWNERS SIGN NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS.  THIS IS NO ACCIDENT. IT IS A DELIBERATE COVER UP.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*