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2020 TESLA MODEL Y — STEERING

crash · 1730620 · 2021-03-02

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL Y
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
1,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HERE IS A BADLY SMASHED MODEL Y IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/39229111?TENANT=US&ROWNUMBER=21 IT IS CERTAIN THAT OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED. BEARING IN MIND THE NUMEROUS MODEL Y CARS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE SUSPENSIONS SNAP OFF FOR NO GOOD REASON THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THIS CRASH WAS CAUSED BY A SUSPENSION FAILURE. THE BROKEN BALL JOINTS, PROTRUDING DRIVE SHAFT AND DETACHED WHEEL POINT TOWARDS THIS CRASH BEING CAUSED BY A WHOMPY WHEEL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CRASH AND OBTAIN DATA FROM THE BLACK BOX. THANK YOU. KEEF

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11398785
Machine
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