Issue ID | 1622032 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11282556 |
Manufacurer | Tesla, Inc. |
Brand | TESLA |
Model | MODEL 3 |
Model Year | 2019 |
File date | 24/11/19 |
Component | SUSPENSION |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I wish to file a complaint about a tesla model 3 in the interest of human safety. This is concerning the issue of battery fires. I believe that this incident has so far gone unreported. Here is a model 3 in the salvage auction yard that has been almost totally destroyed by fire. Https://www. Iaai. Com/vehicledetails? Itemid=34394730&rownumber=2&similarvehicleitemid=&isnext=&loadrecent=true the car is so badly burned that the vin is not able to be determined but the auction site would have that record. I have substituted the vin of another wrecked model 3 in order to make this report. There has been a recent post on tesla motors club forum which provides photos of the fire scene on the highway at vacaville and the images match the junkyard car. It seems that tesla is using the "ran over a trailer hitch on the roadway" aka "cat ate my homework" excuse again but looking at the photos it seems that a whompy wheel is the more likely cause. Https://teslamotorsclub. Com/tmc/threads/another-tesla-fire. 175198/ **** ddawson, today at 9:51 am vacaville fire department car fire. I was told the owner ran over a trailer hitch that fell off a truck. I believe its a 3. No one hurt at least.. **** and *** this story actually did run on the 11:00 news, sunday nov. 24th, on kpix (our local cbs affiliate). It was reported by brian hackney. The story wasn't clear about where the fire took place, other than in vacaville where there does happen to be a supercharger. They showed the same dramatic image of the burned-out car. Fortunately no one was injured here. The weird part is that the kpix website never showed the story. I searched afterward, and the other stories reported that night (including the one about prius catalytic converter thefts) were all up, except for that one** please investigate. Thank you. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 5000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | BEVERLEY HILLS, CA |
VIN pattern | 5YJ3E1EB7KFXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 50 |
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