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2016 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

crash2 injured · 1340851 · 2016-12-13

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
1,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HERE IS A PRESS REPORT OF A TESLA CRASH IN THE NETHERLANDS. HTTPS://TRANSLATE.GOOGLE.COM.AU/TRANSLATE?SL=AUTO&TL=EN&JS=Y&PREV=_T&HL=EN&IE=UTF-8&U=HTTP%3A%2F%2FWWW.REGIO15.NL%2FNIEUWS%2FLIJST-WEERGAVE%2F32-ONGEVALLEN%2F25574-TWEE-GEWONDEN-BIJ-ONGEVAL-OP-DE-ZUIDWEG&EDIT-TEXT=&ACT=URL THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR TIRE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY WORN AWAY BEFORE THE SUSPENSION SNAPPED OFF. THE WHEEL IS GOUGED IN HALF. PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH WHICH WAS UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSED BY THIS SUSPENSION FAILURE. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPH AND DEMAND A RECALL OF THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10935142
Machine
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