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2020 TESLA MODEL X — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1673711 · 2020-07-01

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL X
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
2,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS THE FOURTH VEHICLE IN LINE AT A BANK DRIVE THRU AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME MOVED UP IN LINE, I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT TWO VEHICLES AND THEN WENT OVER A CURB INTO A PARKING LOT AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES, WHICH RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING FOUR OTHER VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11337072
Machine
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