NHTSA Complaint #11670843 — 2021 TESLA MODEL Y ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11670843
Vehicle	2021 TESLA MODEL Y
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	June 29, 2025
Date Filed	July 2, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OR

Consumer Description

Plugged a charger cord for a Garmin watch into the center console USBC right side port. Overnight the USBC port, while connected to the cord but not to the watch or any other device, overheated and melted. It burned the cords male connection into two pieces and melted plastic into the center console. The male end of the cord is now fused into the USBC port of the car. No messages/alerts on the car. Manufacturer inspected and invoiced $970.00 for parts and labor. From forums online this is not the first instance a similar situation has occurred. Assuming paper or another flammable substance was in the console, it would have caught fire

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