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2016 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

crash1 injured · 1613097 · 2019-10-17

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS?ITEMID=33887421&ROWNUMBER=2&SIMILARVEHICLEITEMID=&ISNEXT=&LOADRECENT=TRUE BIOHAZARD STICKERS INDICATE THAT AN OCCUPANT HAS BEEN INJURED. THE FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE HAS SNAPPED IN HALF. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE SNAPPED KNUCKLE WAS THE CAUSE OR THE RESULT OF THE CRASH HOWEVER IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE CASTING IS OF LOW QUALITY. SUCH A CRUCIAL COMPONENT SHOULD NOT BE MADE OF BRITTLE MONKEY METAL. QUALITY CONTROL AT THE SUPPLIER AND AT TESLA IS DEFICIENT. I PETITION YOU TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE REASON FOR SO MANY TESLAS SUFFERING FROM SUSPENSION BREAKAGES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11269247
Machine
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