# 2019 TESLA MODEL 3 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1608268` · 2019-10-01 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL 3
- **Year:** 2019
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTRY - VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 10-VEHICLE CRASH. DRIVER AND PASSENGER BOTH STATED VEHICLE HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ADDITIONAL WITNESS STATEMENTS APPEAR TO VERIFY REPORT. *DT    AS VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER REPORTEDLY TRIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AS IT APPROACHED STOPPED/SLOWED TRAFFIC. VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO SLOW IT BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO STOPPED TRAFFIC.    POLICE REPORT GO 51 2019- XXXXXXX  'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*