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2024 TESLA MODEL Y — BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS

crash · 2133531 · 2025-09-24

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL Y
Year
2024
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

When in reverse, the reverse camera disappears if the driver turns the air conditioner on. I was in reverse, pushed the air conditioner button, the camera disappeared and I hit a car behind me. There were also no warning sensors when I got close to the car. It seems to be a safety issue for the reverse camera to ever disappear while in reverse. I’ve had many other cars and while in reverse, you can still turn on the radio or the air conditioner without losing the reverse camera visibility. a child could easily be run over because of this

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11689423
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown