| Issue ID | 1472094 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11099920 |
| Manufacurer | Tesla, Inc. |
| Brand | TESLA |
| Model | MODEL 3 |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| File date | 04/06/18 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tesla's ceo, mr. Elon musk, has made so many fraudulent statements in the past 10 years. Yet, no government agency including the sec, has done anything about these deliberate, fraudulent and obvious statements. Please consider the following fact: consumer report today announced that it is now recommending model 3 of tsla because the braking problem has been solved. According to an article that i read today, a senior engineer who has been working on this and similar issues for the past 28 years, indicated that the retest that consumer report conducted was on dry asphalt. According to him, now that the caliber has changed, it is very likely that the braking distance on wet and snowy asphalt has been impacted negatively. According to him, this is a fundamental issue which endangers public safety. Let's get tesla, consumer report and an independent third party to test the braking distance on wet and also snowy asphalt, and see if those distances have been affected negatively. Again, according to an expert with 28 years of experience, it is very likely that the new calibration has affected the braking distance negatively on wet and snowy asphalt. Also according to this expert, tesla keeps rushing and doesn't conduct enough safety tests that is standard in the industry. Tesla and consumer report have fiduciary responsibilities to the world to conduct these tests as well. It's a matter of public safety. The car manufacturing industry has been around for over 100 years. Also, according to this expert,this is the first time that a car manufacturer has been able to reduce the braking distance of its car on dry asphalt over the air by using a software recalibration. The expert is warning that we are definitely in unchartered territory, and these tests absolutely must be conducted to ensure public safety for the world. Let's protect the world and the human beings. Thanks. |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LOS ANGELES, CA |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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