# 2017 TESLA MODEL X — SUSPENSION
> NHTSA complaint `1616705` · 2019-10-30 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL X
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** SUSPENSION
- **Miles at failure:** 10,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD - HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS?ITEMID=33942175&ROWNUMBER=22&SIMILARVEHICLEITEMID=&ISNEXT=&LOADRECENT=TRUE  THE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVE THAT THIS IS A CLASSIC CASE OF THE BROKEN FORE-LINK WHICH MANY OWNERS HAVE ALREADY REPORTED TO NHTSA AND WHICH HAS BEEN MUCH DISCUSSED ON TESLA OWNER'S FORUMS.  ******  CRACKED FORELINK? | PAGE 3 | TESLA MOTORS CLUB  HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM ' TESLA: VEHICLES ' MODEL S  MAR 23, 2018 - 20 POSTS - ‎7 AUTHORS  UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T TAKE NOTE OF MY BROKEN RH FORE LINK SERIAL NUMBER BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED. IF ANYONE ELSE CHIMES IN HERE WITH A BROKEN ...  FORE LINK SUSPENSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY  3 POSTS  30 JAN 2019  SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY 2016 MODEL S | PAGE 2  20 POSTS  1 AUG 2017  ANOTHER FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM FAILURE  20 POSTS  9 MAY 2018  HAVE YOU SEEN THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN?  20 POSTS  2 APR 2019  MORE RESULTS FROM TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM  *********  THE SNAPPED FORE-LINK HAS SPEARED INTO THE WHEEL WHILST IT WAS STILL ROTATING AND HAS PEELED OFF THE TIRE AND ALSO SLICED THE WHEEL IN HALF.    ELON MUSK IS STILL CLAIMING THAT THIS IS THE SAFEST CAR IN THE WORLD!  HOW MUCH LONGER WILL YOU ALLOW THIS SITUATION TO CONTINUE?  IS THIS WHAT TESLA MEANS BY INSANE AND LUDICROUS??
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