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2023 TESLA MODEL Y — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 2012258 · 2024-07-31

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL Y
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
7,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated while his daughter was attempting to make a left turn at approximately 5 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the rear passenger-side end of the vehicle. There was cosmetic damage and the vehicle came to a stop in the middle of the road. The air bags failed to deploy. As a result, the driver impacted her head on the steering wheel causing head injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and was not given a diagnosis. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure still occurred; the contact was informed the headliner was damaged due to the repairs done along with several other failures. The manufacturer was notified of this failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was 7,000.Â

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11605694
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown