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2014 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 1440399 · 2018-01-15

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=27142707&ROWNUMBER=46&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN IN A MASSIVE COLLISION. IT HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS AND JUDGING BY THE CONDITION OF THE WRECK IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE FRONT END IS COMPLETELY SMASHED UP BUT THE BACK RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ZERO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THAT PART OF THE CAR. GIVEN THE LARGE NUMBER OF REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO NHTSA SHOWING STRONG EVIDENCE THAT TESLAS HAVE FREQUENT SUSPENSION FAILURES IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THAT THIS CRASH MAY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS THE ROLE OF NHTSA TO LOOK FOR SUCH PATTERNS OF FAILURE AND TO INVESTIGATE THE REASONS. PLEASE DO JUST THAT. THANK YOU. VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN. (DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION. DETAILS OF INJURIES/DEATHS ALSO AN ESTIMATION BASED ON SEVERITY OF WRECK)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11062854
Machine
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