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2017 TESLA MODEL S — LANE DEPARTURE

crash · 1453419 · 2018-03-10

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
LANE DEPARTURE
Miles at failure
3,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 3 OCCASIONS, VEHICLE MADE SUDDEN, SPONTANEOUS ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A LEFT LANE CHANGE. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS IN SELF DRIVE MODE ON A FREEWAY; ON THE 1ST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL; ON THE 3RD OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, TURNED SHARPLY LEFT AND RAN UP AN EMBANKMENT INTO TREES AND BUSHES, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11078440
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown