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2016 TESLA MODEL S — WHEELS

crash · 1402499 · 2017-08-22

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
WHEELS

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR 2016 TESLA MODEL S DROPPED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL COMPLETELY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY 5 NORTH BOUND LAST SATURDAY NIGHT (08/19/2017) IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO AREA, RIGHT BEFORE EXIT 81. THE ROAD IS SMOOTH AND WITHOUT BUMP OR SHARP TURN. ALL OTHER CARS WAS ABLE TO RUN BY NORMALLY. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL ALSO LOST A LOCKING NUT. THE ACCIDENT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, VERY SCARY! WE JUST HAD A ROUTINE SERVICE AT TESLA SERVICE CENTER THIS JUNE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11018928
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown