# 2020 TESLA MODEL Y — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1730620` · 2021-03-02 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL Y
- **Year:** 2020
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 1,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*