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2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire1 injured · 1750828 · 2021-06-06

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

Car was parked in driveway and spontaneously caught fire at 4am; I suspect that ti was the 12v battery that leaked and corroded and caused a fire after looking at the security footage which showed that the fire originated in the frunk; Tesla say they are unable to find a cause of the fire, It has been 5 months since the incident.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11419837
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown