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2020 TESLA MODEL Y — AIR BAGS

crash · 2019906 · 2024-08-27

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL Y
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
68,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2020 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH in rainy weather, the vehicle inadvertently spun in circles, and he lost control of the vehicle. The contact took his foot off the accelerator pedal. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle crashed into an embankment and then spun twice before inadvertently driving into the forest and coming to a complete stop. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact and his father, who was a passenger, were uninjured. There was no medical attention received. The vehicle was first towed to the tow yard, and then the insurance company had it towed to the salvage yard, where it was deemed totaled. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to contact the local dealer for the computer data. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11611115
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown