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2018 TESLA MODEL 3 — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 2210576 · 2026-05-27

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The door handles have a defect. The chrome peels off unexpectedly, outside of normal wear and tear, and may cause a deep cut to a person’s finger. It cut my son’s finger, causing bleeding. After researching, I found online that that this has happened to many other people.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11740487
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown