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2015 TESLA MODEL S — SUSPENSION

crash · 1623276 · 2019-11-23

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HERE IS A MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS?ITEMID=34369828&ROWNUMBER=4&SIMILARVEHICLEITEMID=&ISNEXT=&LOADRECENT=TRUE IT HAS BEEN IN A ROLLOVER CRASH AND HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS. OCCUPANTS HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN INJURED. THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE CAR IS ALMOST COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED BUT THE LEFT HAND REAR SUSPENSION HAS SNAPPED OFF. THAT WHEEL IS LYING ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE WRECK. IT DOES NOT HAVE SO MUCH AS A BROKEN SPOKE OR DAMAGED TIRE. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ROLLOVER WAS THE LEFT HAND SUSPENSION FAILURE. IN ANY OTHER MAKE OF CAR EVEN IF A WHEEL RECEIVED A HARD IMPACT IT WOULD BE THE WHEEL ITSELF THAT WOULD BREAK AND NOT THE SUSPENSION ITSELF. THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF FREAK ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES OF SUSPENSION BREAKAGE ON TESLAS. IF TESLA NEEDS TO USE ALLOY SUSPENSION PARTS FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE LUDICROUS ACCELERATION THEN AT LEAST IT SHOULD BE USING BETTER QUALITY CASTINGS AND REGULAR INSPECTION AND CRACK TESTING. SAME THING APPLIES TO TESLA EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS. THERE IS A CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK OF THIS TESLA. HOW MANY DEAD CHILDREN DOES IT TAKE FOR YOU TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION? PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AND DEMAND A RECALL OF THESE CARS WHICH ARE SIMPLY UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. THANK YOU. OUTRAGED CITIZEN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11281936
Machine
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