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2020 Tesla Model Y air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 18 complaints for the 2020 Tesla Model Y, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
18 4% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
9 and 0
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 tesla model y. The contact stated that while his wife was driving into the driveway of their resident, the vehicle accelerated forward without warning and crashed into the garage. No air bags deployed. The contact mentioned the safety collision did not function. The contact sustained injuries from the seatbelt to the neck, chest, shoulders and upper back where he was taken to urgent care then taken to the hospital.

Reported at 800 miles, November 2020 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2020 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH in the right-hand lane, another vehicle was swerving towards her vehicle, and she instinctively veered to the side of the road. The contact hit a fire hydrant, drove on a sidewalk, and crashed into a building. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no warning lights illuminated.

Reported at 14,608 miles, January 2022 CrashInjury

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