# 2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1823482` · 2022-07-05 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL 3
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
This car was hit in a T bone on March 15th 2022 by a Toyota RAV4 on the driver  side , the driver side was completely smashed and the car spun 2 times and came in the middle ramp. In spite of this heavy impact there were no airbags deployed  , after several follow ups with Tesla I have no answer so far.  The car was deemed total loss last month and even after consistent  follow ups I have no answer from. Tesla.   The impact was very heavy that my wife had whiplash and she went through chiropractic treatment for 2 months ..   I’m very worried as the impact was so bad that this is a fatal flaw in Tesla and they do not have the airbag curtain deploy to protect the driver side at all - my wife was lucky and she is alive but this could happen to anyone ..   I need an answer from Tesla and I found I could get it through this website and need the right measures take so that no one will get injured or cause life in any accident in future
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