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2015 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

crash · 1355283 · 2017-02-11

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=24196330&ROWID=21&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# IT DOES APPEAR TO SHOW THE CHARACTERISTIC SIGNS OF SUSPENSION COLLAPSE. WHILST IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS IS THE RESULT OF A COLLISION IT IS ALSO QUITE POSSIBLE THAT IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION. FOR AN EXPENSIVE CAR THAT IS MAINLY DRIVEN BY OLDER AND MORE CONSERVATIVE OWNERS THAN THE AVERAGE CAR IT IS SHOWING UP AS INSURANCE WRITE OFF IN AN EXCESSIVE PERCENTAGE OF CASES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS INCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10953965
Machine
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