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2020 TESLA MODEL Y — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1702487 · 2020-10-26

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL Y
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
420
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING THE TESLA MODEL Y, VIN #[XXX], ON TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15AM. I WAS ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE CAR WITHOUT MY PROMPTING SUDDENLY RAPIDLY ACCELERATED INTO THE CABINETS AND RUINED THEM ALONG WITH THE WALL THEY WERE HUNG ON, REMOVING THE WALL FROM THE FOUNDATION. THIS ALSO CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WHICH ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 450 MILES DRIVEN ON IT. WE ALSO OWN A TESLA MODEL 3 WHICH I HAVE DRIVEN EXTENSIVELY THEREFORE MAKING ME VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE TESLA DRIVE TRAIN. IN NO WAY WAS THIS ANY TYPE OF OPERATOR ERROR AS TESLA HAS SUGGESTED AFTER THEIR REVIEW OF THE VEHICLE DATA. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS CAR AND THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRASH. I AM EXTREMELY SHAKEN UP BY THE INCIDENT AND WON'T EVER FEEL CONFIDENT DRIVING THAT CAR AGAIN. PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11366572
Machine
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