# 2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1635023` · 2020-01-07 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL 3
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 11,374
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING ON THE 101 FREEWAY IN SANTA BARBARA. ROAD WAS WET AFTER A LIGHT RAIN AT AROUND 6:30AM. WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE, VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC, ON A WIDE CURVE. WAS NOT SPEEDING, ACCELERATING, BRAKING OR STEERING. WAS NOT USING AUTOPILOT. TIRES HAD 11,000 MILES AND TREAD WAS STILL GOOD. CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, TURNING 180 DEGREES AND CRASHED AGAINST A CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER. I HAVE A VIDEO SAVED FROM THE CAR'S CAMERAS OF THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT. YOU CAN SEE A CAR PRECEDING ME IN THE SAME LANE AT A SIMILAR SPEED, WAS NOT AFFECTED. WHEN DRIVING THE TESLA  ON OTHER RAINING DAYS DURING THE YEAR I HAD THE SENSATION THAT THE CAR DID NOT HANDLE WELL ON WET ROADS, SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING. THE INSURANCE NOW OWNS THE CAR SO I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE BLACK BOX BUT I KNOW THAT TESLA HAS THE DATA FROM THE CRASH WHICH THEY ARE NOT SHARING WITH ME. THE CALLED ME 10 MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH NOTING THAT I HAD CRASHED AND ASKED ME IF I WAS OK. A SHORT VIDEO OF THE CRASH IS AVAILABLE HERE: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/GYQYXGEOT94  I HAVE VIDEO FROM THE OTHER CAMERAS TOO, AS WELL AS VIDEO FOOTAGE BEFORE THIS SEGMENT.
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