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2014 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

crash · 1372087 · 2017-04-19

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
9,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24813111&ROWNUMBER=12&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT RH STEERING KNUCKLE HAS SNAPPED. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED WHICH IMPLIES THAT EITHER THE SUSPENSION SNAPPED WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE OR THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR SO MANY TESLAS SHOWING UP IN THE SALVAGE YARDS WITH SNAPPED SUSPENSIONS. THANK YOU.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10979400
Machine
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