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2021 TESLA MODEL 3 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1755302 · 2021-07-02

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

After parking and leaving the car, I realize later the dashboard did not shut down. The dashboard was still illuminated, and I was also able to hear the sound from a tuned FM radio. I re-open and closed both the driver and the passenger doors in an attempt to shutoff the dashboard. Since I did not get the expected result, I decided to get back into the car. I sat down in the driver chair to investigate the problem when the car was instantly activated and switched to a sudden and uncontrolled acceleration. It crashed into a facing wall after a run of about 30 feet.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11423241
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown