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2015 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

firecrash · 1376046 · 2017-05-06

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

HERE IS A BURNED OUT TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=24822571&ROWNUMBER=40&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE FRONT LH WHEEL IS JAMMED BACK IN THE WHEEL ARCH. THE FRONT LH TIRE SHOWS SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN GOUGED WHILE IT WAS STILL ROTATING. THE LOWER SUSPENSION ARM IS LYING ON THE GROUND. A WHEEL LINER IS LYING INSIDE THE CAR BUT IT IS NOT FIRE DAMAGED. THIS STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT IT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE ROADWAY AND IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO JAM UP INTO THE WELL AND WAS THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE TESLA SUSPENSIONS ARE FAILING FAR TO OFTEN AND THE FIRE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED BY THE FLIMSY TITANIUM BATTERY SHIELDS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10983795
Machine
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