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2020 TESLA MODEL 3 — STEERING

crash · 1783648 · 2021-12-17

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was trying to avoid a car parked on the side of highway on my right going between 45 to 55 miles an hour and slightly steered the car to the left, and the car swerved back and forth at the slightest steering wheel movement as if skidding in the snow. The road was dry (no rain) but the steering was not stable and the car ended up hitting a truck on the left. It caused a very serious accident and we are lucky that there was just a major car damage and no one was hurt. The steering seems to be uncontrollable and loose, and causes major swerving if one has to steer away at a high speed.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11444088
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown