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2014 TESLA MODEL S — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash1 injured · 1374929 · 2017-05-01

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
42,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS PARKING MY CAR I HEARD AND FELT THE CAR BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND STEP FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE.THEN OF IT OWN VOLITION IT MOUNTED THE ADJOINING EMBANKMENT AND COLLIDED WITH THE TREE. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10982961
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown