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2018 Tesla MODEL 3 Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1699308
Internal NHTSA #	11365819
Manufacurer	Tesla, Inc.
Brand	TESLA
Model	MODEL 3
Model Year	2018
File date	12/10/20
Component	WHEELS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Third party product called an alloy gator (https://alloygator. Com/us/) which is sold by alloy gator north america (us office 9035 dearborn ave, blaine, wa 90238) tel 1=855=534-2867 partially detached from my wheel while i was on the highway, began flying around, and smacked into my passenger side rear door, rear quarter panel and rear bumper. It then snapped off and shot away from the vehicle like a high speed projectile. The product contains no warnings about the risk of this happening, seems to be defectively designed, and it could very well have hurt a person or property when it snapped off at high speed. The product is unsafe and should not be permitted to be sold in the u. S. Attaching pictures of the damage caused as well as a photo of the remaining part of the alloy gator as it appeared on my wheel after the damage was done.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	36000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEW YORK, NY
VIN pattern	5YJ3E1EBXJFXXXXXX
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	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2018 Tesla MODEL 3 Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Tesla MODEL 3 Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?