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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5YJSA1H11EF••••••2014 Tesla MODEL S
This build draws 3.3× more complaints than the average 2014 Tesla MODEL S build (26 vs 8).
26on this build
343on the model
43builds in total
3involved a crash
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 11Suspension 7Vehicle Speed Control 4Forward Collision Avoidance 3
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireJan 2021
The car was parked in my garage, and out of the blue it began to spontaneously combust. Immediately the garage was filled with electrical smoke
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashJan 2020
From a coasting position in an underground garage, I turned right to round a 90 degree corner. After completing the turn my car began to speed up rapidly. When I first noticed the acceleration beginning, I stepped on the brake, which had no effect. The car continued to…
SuspensioncrashApr 2017
Here is another tesla in the junkyard: https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=24813111&rownumber=12&loadrecent=true the front rh steering knuckle has snapped. The airbags have not deployed which implies that either the suspension snapped without good cause or that the airbag system…
Unknown Or OthercrashMar 2016
I was stopped at a red light at an intersection the evening of march 2, 2016, without any notice, the car abruptly accelerated and hit the car in front of me. My foot was only on the brake, so there was no reason for the car to move forward, there was damage to my car, the car…
Forward Collision AvoidanceMar 2025
I was driving my car on the freeway on cruise control, when there was a sudden/automatic violent break of 65 MPH to 0 MPH. There was no car in front of me, and there was nothing above my car (no direction sign, no bridge, no FASTRAK billboard, nothing). This was a "phantom…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5YJSA1H11EFP32154 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.