NHTSA Complaint #11090844 — 2013 TESLA MODEL S
SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11090844 |
| Vehicle | 2013 TESLA MODEL S |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 20,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/29160998/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THE OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE LH BACK WHEEL HAS GONE EXTREMELY WHOMPY . THE SUSPENSION IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY BROKEN TO CAUSE THE WHEEL TO BE SKEWED OVER AT SUCH AN ANGLE. IT IS A PROVEN FACT THAT THE TESLA WHEELS ARE QUITE FRAGILE. IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE OFFICIAL CRASH TEST VIDEOS THAT THE ALLOY WHEELS BREAK APART WHICH IS SUPPOSEDLY BECAUSE THEY SHOULD BREAK APART RATHER THAN BREACHING THE PASSENGER SAFETY CELL. SINCE THESE WHEELS ARE FRAGILE IT IS MOST UNLIKELY THAT THE SUSPENSION BROKE BECAUSE OF A HARD IMPACT TO THE WHEEL IN THE CRASH EVENT. IT IS FAR MORE LIKELY THAT THE SUSPENSION BREAKAGE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT RATHER THAN JUST THE RESULT OF THE CRASH IMPACT. I BELIEVE THAT TESLA IS BEING GIVEN FAR TOO MUCH BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT AND THAT THESE ALL TO FREQUENT CRASHES ARE OFTEN BEING CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE OF ABSURDLY FRAGILE ALLOY SUSPENSION PARTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED CITIZEN. DATE OF CRASH IS AN APPROXIMATION.
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