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TESLA VEHICLE CHARGER — EQUIPMENT

crash · 1607508 · 2019-09-29

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
VEHICLE CHARGER
Year
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
EQUIPMENT

Severity

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

Narrative

AN EXCELLENT COMPROMISE TO THE "ENHANCED SUMMON" SAFETY ISSUE WITH TESLA VEHICLES IS TO REQUIRE THAT TESLA IMMEDIATELY REMOVE IT FROM ALL BUT THE FIRST 2000 BUYERS UNTIL IT IS SAFE. TESLA CAN DO THIS VIA BY OVER-THE-AIR UPDATE AND WITH 2000 BUYERS TESLA COULD STILL GET SOME GOOD DATA, USE THAT DATA TO BETTER DEVELOP THE PRODUCT, ETC. I'M SORRY, BUT THE ENTIRE FLEET (AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE PUBLIC THAT HAPPENS TO BE AROUND THOSE VEHICLES) SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECTED TO THIS DANGEROUS PRODUCT. IT CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE BETTER DEVELOPED AND UNTIL THEN IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE CHILDREN AROUND THE VEHICLES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11258870
Machine
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