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2016 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

firecrash1 injured · 1415397 · 2017-10-18

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
2,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

HERE IS A REPORT OF A TESLA CRASH IN AUSTRIA: HTTP://WWW.TT.COM/PANORAMA/UNFALL/13565308-91/TESLA-BRANNTE-BEI-UNFALL-IN-PIANS-KOMPLETT-AUS-LENKERIN-VERLETZT.CSP?TAB=ARTICLE **THE 19-YEAR-OLD DRIVER FROM INNSBRUCK WAS TRAVELING TOWARDS BLUDENZ TOWARDS 1 PM. BECAUSE OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN THE LOCAL AREA, THE TWO-LANE EXPRESSWAY FROM LANDECK WEST TO THE SHORTLY BEFORE THE PIANNER / QUATRATSCHER TUNNEL IS LED IN THE FAST LANE AND THEN DIVERTED TO THE NORMAL TRACK BEFORE THE TUNNEL. THE 19-YEAR-OLD CHANGED FROM A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CAUSE NOT AS PRE-DETERMINED THE LANE, BUT DROVE FRONTALLY AGAINST THE OBLIQUE RUNNING CONCRETE WALLS. THE ELECTRIC CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO BURN. THE WOMAN, WHO WAS STILL ABLE TO GET HERSELF SAFE, SUFFERED INJURIES OF UNDEFINED GRADE AND WAS SENT TO ZAMS HOSPITAL.***** ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE WHEEL AND SUSPENSION PARTS LYING ON THE GROUND. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT A SUSPENSION FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. ONCE AGAIN THE CAR HAS BURST INTO FLAMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT IT IS THE GLYCOL COOLANT BURNING RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL LITHIUM BATTERIES. THE FLAMMABLE COOLANT IS EASILY SPILLED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THERE ARE MANY SOURCES OF POTENTIAL IGNITION IN THIS ELECTRIC CAR. HAVING GALLONS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUID PIPED THROUGH FRAGILE RADIATORS AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS A VERY DANGEROUS IDEA. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11034432
Machine
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