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2018 TESLA MODEL X — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 2236781 · 2026-08-18

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL X
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
72,929

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2018 Tesla Model X. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the vehicle became stuck in drive(D) and failed to shift to park(P). Due to the failure, the safety system locked the doors, and the contact was trapped inside the vehicle. The front end of the vehicle struck the garage door, causing damage to the garage door. The vehicle then rolled backwards and came to a complete stop after depressing the brake pedal. No air bags had deployed during the failure. The message “Self-Driving Feature Disabled” was displayed. A Police report was filed. No injuries were reported. The Fire Department arrived at the scene and had to open the frunk to cut the wires and disconnect the battery to turn off the vehicle, and the contact safely stepped out of the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,929.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11757794
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown