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2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1660169 · 2020-04-26

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
14,900

Severity

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

Narrative

UNINTENDED SUDDEN SELF ACCELERATION CAR WAS SITTING AT COMPLETE STOP FOR 1-2 MINUTES. NO MUSIC WAS PLAYING, AND I WAS NOT ON PHONE. WHILE THE LIGHT WAS STILL RED, THE CAR SUDDENLY SELF-ACCELERATED, WAS PROPELLED FORWARD FORCEFULLY, WITH EXTREME, INTENSE VELOCITY. THE CAR WAITING IN FRONT OF MINE WAS IMPACTED, AS WELL AS THE CAR IN FRONT OF THIS CAR. BOTH WERE LARGE SUVS, AND BOTH WERE DAMAGED. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT 2 HEAVY SUV'S WERE ABLE TO STOP THE TESLA, WHICH WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL. THE TESLA AIRBAGS WERE ACTIVATED, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS, AN INDICATION HOW POWERFUL THE ACCELERATION MUST HAVE BEEN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11322324
Machine
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