2018 TESLA MODEL S — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2018 TESLA MODEL S — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Start: 2022-04-09

crash · 1806541 · 2022-04-09

Vehicle

Make: TESLA
Model: MODEL S
Year: 2018
Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc.
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HIT A DEER ON INTERSTATE. AIRBAGS AND PRETENSIONER DEPLOYED. AFTER VEHICLE SHUT DOWN NO DOORS CAN BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. NO INJURIES BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTER IF SOMEONE WAS TRAPPED INSIDE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11460242
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown