# 2013 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION
> NHTSA complaint `1357216` · 2017-02-19 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL S
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** SUSPENSION
- **Miles at failure:** 22,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## 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.
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