NHTSA Complaint #11434753 — 2015 TESLA MODEL S

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11434753
Vehicle	2015 TESLA MODEL S
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	September 15, 2021
Date Filed	September 28, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

when backing out of my garage, I heard some loud metal breaking sounds from the front of the car on the passenger side. I drove the car a short distance and heard grinding sounds ... at which point I had the car towed. The part that broke was one of the Fore Link Assembly parts (or else the Front Suspension Aft Link Assembly .... the Tesla service department replaced both) .... these are the components that control the direction of the right front wheel when turning. I will upload a picture of the parts that were replaced ... showing the broken part. To the best of my knowledge, there was no apparent precipitating cause for the failure.

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