NHTSA Complaint #11355455 — 2016 TESLA MODEL X

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AN INTERSTATE, A GLASS PLATE APPROXIMATELY 8 I INCHES X 18 INCHES ON THE CAR ROOF SITUATED BETWEEN THE FALCON WING DOORS AND COVERING THE DOOR LIFT HENGES WAS BLOWN OFF BY THE WIND FORCE. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED UNTIL ARRIVAL AT MY DESTINATION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS NEAR ME AT THE TIME. SO, I AM UNAWARE OF ANY DAMAGES TO OTHER VEHICLES. THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE DAMAGE OR INJURY HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME SHOULD BE EVIDENT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE GLASS PLATE IS ONLY ATTACHED WITH GLUE. ACCORDING TO THE TESLA MODEL X OWNERS FORUM, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS AND IS RELATED TO DETERIORATING RUBBER SEALS AROUND THE FALCON WING DOORS THAT TESLA HAS CLAIMED TO BE ONLY COSMETIC. I BELIEVE THAT THE DETERIORATION OF THAT RUBBER SEAL ALLOWED THE WIND TO GET UNDER THE GLASS PLATE AND ALLOW IT COME LOOSE.