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2018 TESLA MODEL S — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1809255 · 2022-04-26

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
38

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2018 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while driving down an inclined driveway the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration causing the driver to lose control of the steering and crash into the nearby RV garage. During the incident, the airbag was deployed and the driver sustained injuries to both knees and left hand. No police report was taken. The cause of the failure was not determined. The contact indicated that the failure had previously occurred in 2018. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the incident. The failure mileage was 38,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11462178
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown