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2013 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

crash · 1357216 · 2017-02-19

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
22,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=23837634&ROWNUMBER=43&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT END OF THE CAR IS COMPLETELY SMASHED UP. THE BACK RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY AND THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THAT AREA OF THE CAR. BEARING IN MIND THE LARGE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS OF SUSPENSION FAILURES ON TESLAS IT WOULD SEEM HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS SERIOUS CRASH WAS THAT THE BACK WHEEL FELL OFF. IN ADDITION TO PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE YOU HAVE PUBLISHED COMPLAINTS FROM ACTUAL OWNERS COMPLAINING OF WHEELS GOING WHOMPY OR FALLING OFF COMPLETELY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHETHER THESE CRASHES ARE BEING CAUSED BY SUSPENSIONS THAT HAVE DESIGN, MANUFACTURING OR MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS. NOTE THAT I AM NOT THE OWNER JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10955534
Machine
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