NHTSA Complaint #10872286 — 2016 TESLA MODEL X

THE RIGHT REAR DOOR (KNOWN AS "FALCON WING DOORS") CAME OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND BEGAN TO IMPACT THE BODY OF THE CAR. NOT ONLY DID THIS POSE A RISK FOR BREAKING THE GLASS ON THE DOOR WHILE IT DRAGS AGAINST THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE APPEARS TO BE NO "PINCH DETECTION" IN THIS SCENARIO AS THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE WHILE GRINDING THE GLASS AGAINST THE DOOR JAMB. IF A HAND OR OTHER BODY PART WHERE TO GET CAUGHT, THIS MECHANISM WOULD CLEARLY SEVER IT UNDER THE FORCE OF THE MOTORS DRIVING THE HEAVY DOOR. IT IS A MUCH HIGHER RISK DESIGN THAN A REGULAR DOOR DUE TO THE HIGH FORCES INVOLVED GIVEN THE LACK OF A PROPER PINCH DETECTION MECHANISM.