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2016 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

crash · 1403519 · 2017-08-26

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HERE IS A REPORT OF A TESLA CRASH IN GERMANY: HTTP://WWW.NACHRICHTEN.AT/OBEROESTERREICH/TESLA-KRACHTE-IN-LINZER-FRUEHVERKEHR-GEGEN-STRASSENLATERNE;ART4,2601196 AND A YOUTUBE VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=X0E5OB5X9AK THE DRIVER REPORTS THAT THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. THE VIDEO SHOWS THAT THE LH FRONT WHEEL IS PUSHED UP AND BACK IN THE WHEEL WELL AND THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THIS SIDE OF THE CAR DID NOT HIT THE POLE AND IS UNDAMAGED APART FROM THE COLLAPSED SUSPENSION. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE TESLA SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED. THERE ARE NO BUMP STOPS ON THE TESLA SUSPENSION AND A SIMPLE AIR LEAK CAN CAUSE A DISASTER. THIS INCIDENT COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT. THANK YOU. I AM NOT A TESLA OWNER JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11019815
Machine
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