NHTSA Complaint #11040636 — 2017 TESLA MODEL S

SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash 2 Injuries

Complaint Details

ODI Number 11040636
Vehicle 2017 TESLA MODEL S
Component SUSPENSION
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 2,000 miles
Crash Yes
Fire No
Injuries 2
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLE?ITEMID=26437884&ROWNUMBER=57&LOADRECENT=TRUE THE CAR HAS BEEN IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND IS SEVERELY DAMAGED. IT HAS BIO-HAZARD STICKERS WHICH MEANS THAT OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN INJURED. THE CAR IS BADLY DAMAGED AND I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CRASH. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE MANY OTHER CASES OF SUSPENSION FAILURES IN THE TESLAS IT IS A LEAST A POSSIBILITY THAT A SUSPENSION FAILURE DID CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BACK LH WHEEL IS SLANTED OVER AT AN ANGLE. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODYWORK ON THAT PART OF THE CAR. IT IS DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE A SCENARIO IN WHICH THAT WHEEL COULD HAVE BEEN FORCED OUTWARDS AT THE BOTTOM IN A ROLLOVER PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT CLAIMING THERE IS ABSOLUTE PROOF THAT A SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSED THIS CRASH, ONLY THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF IT. VEHICLE CRASHES ARE AN EVERYDAY EVENT AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THE INVESTIGATORS AT THE SCENE WERE UNAWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY CASES OF TESLA SUSPENSION FAILURES AND THAT SHOULD LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CRASH TO SEE IF THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. NOT ONLY ARE THERE MANY WRECKED TESLAS SHOWING UP IN THE JUNKYARDS WITH BROKEN SUSPENSIONS BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CRASHES CAUSED WHEN TESLAS SUDDENLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CONCERNED CITIZEN ETC. ETC.

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