2023 TESLA MODEL S — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2023 TESLA MODEL S — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Start: 2024-12-03

crash · 2048416 · 2024-12-16

Vehicle

Make: TESLA
Model: MODEL S
Year: 2023
Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc.
Component: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Speed: 20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

As I approached a red light with a car in front of me, I took my foot off the accelerator to use Tesla's regenerative braking, but instead the car rapidly accelerated and crashed into the car in front of me. It seemed like unintended acceleration.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11630866
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown