NHTSA Complaint #11340125 — 2018 TESLA MODEL S

HERE IS A TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/36845198?ROWNUMBER=5 THE ONLY DAMAGE IS TO THE FRONT LH SIDE. THE STEEL BUMPER ATTACHMENT BAR IS UNDAMAGED WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A FRONTAL IMPACT. REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE THE FACT IS THAT ONCE AGAIN THE CAST MONKEY-METAL STEERING KNUCKLE HAS FRACTURED IN HALF. THE CAR ALSO DOES APPEAR TO BE BOTTOMED OUT ON ITS AIR SUSPENSION. TESLAS DO NOT HAVE ANY LIMIT STOPS ON THE SUSPENSION. IT IS QUITE PROBABLE THAT THE MCU FAILURES THAT ARE UNDER NHTSA INVESTIGATION ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM. HERE IS A THREAD IN WHICH ANOTHER OWNER REPORTS A FRACTURED STEERING KNUCKLE BUT THE ABSURDLY LOW SUSPENSION HEIGHT IS BLAMED ON A THIRD PARTY LOWERING KIT. (CAR WAS A RECENTLY PURCHASED CPO FROM TESLA) HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/FRONT-DRIVERS-STEERING-KNUCKLE-FRACTURED-WHILE-DRIVING-AT-55MPH-VIDEO.199103/ SNIP ** I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM COMMON. I'M ASSUMING A CASTING DEFECT CAUSED A CRACK THAT PROPAGATED INTO A COMPLETE FRACTURE. LUCKILY MY DASHCAM SHOWS THAT THIS WASN'T CAUSED BY HITTING ANYTHING, AS I'M SURE THAT'S THE LIKELY REASON SC WOULD GIVE FOR A CASTING TO FRACTURE LIKE THAT. 35K MI, 2016 P90D ** TESLA HAS REDESIGNED THIS KNUCKLE AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THE OLDER VERSIONS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. EVEN THE NEW VERSIONS ARE STILL SNAPPING. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. SO PLEASE DO IT. REGARDS [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).