2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2018-05-05

crash · 1470112 · 2018-05-22

Vehicle

Make: TESLA
Model: MODEL 3
Year: 2018
Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure: 4,500
Speed: 5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVER FELT SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE PARKING THE CAR. THE ACCELERATION HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF SECONDS WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNING 90% AT PRETTY NORMAL SPEEDS TO PARK. THE CAR HIT A TREE, AND SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT FRONTAL DAMAGE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11097159
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown