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2022 TESLA MODEL Y — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1894845 · 2023-05-15

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL Y
Year
2022
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

The USB charging plug inside the middle console burned my charger causing smoke inside the cabin. Tesla has rescheduled the appt once already and doesn't seem to be a concern to them. This is a huge safety concern as it could have caused a fire if items were near this USB plug.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11521987
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown