| Issue ID | 1692890 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11361038 |
| Manufacurer | Tesla, Inc. |
| Brand | TESLA |
| Model | MODEL 3 |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| File date | 24/08/20 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | After entering my vehicle and initiating a trip to work recently in the late morning. I had activated my windshield wipers to clean my front windshield and after traveling less than a block i heard a crack like pop sound even though nothing had impacted the glass and suddenly a 4 inch crack appeared in the the top middle of the windshield. I had started the process of cleaning my windshield while i was in my driveway and then had proceeded to enter my community street on my way to work and before i had left my local neighborhood, approximately less than 200 feet the crack had occurred and i hadn't even accelerated past 15-20 mph. I though it strange that this happened as there were no other vehicles moving in the vicinity at the time and all i could think was possibly that the glass was super heated and the sprinkling of water on the windshield to wash it with the wipers may have contributed to the incident? It was a very bizarre occurrence. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 9000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NEWBURY PARK, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5YJ3E1EB4JFXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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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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| Vehicle speed | 15 |
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