Founded by Elon Musk, Tesla recently got into trouble with the US government. US auto safety inspectors claimed that they increased the accident rate due to the sudden stop of Tesla vehicles on the roads.
Tesla is facing the family of the 20-year-old teenager who crashed with his Tesla Model 3 in September last year. All the details of the case Elon Musk is facing are in our news…
Tesla in trouble due to a fatal accident
20-year-old Nicholas Garcia and 19-year-old passenger Jazmin Alcala, the car went off the road and crashed into two trees. He died last September as a result of the vehicle catching fire after the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board conducted the investigation into the Tesla accident.
According to the report from the board, it was revealed that the 20-year-old driver drove 150 kilometers per hour on the road where the speed limit was 48 kilometers per hour before the accident. However, in the lawsuit, Garcia’s family said the Tesla Model 3 “caused loss of control in ordinary and predictable driving conditions. He claimed it had “faulty and unreasonably dangerous suspension.”
Garcia’s family also sued the manager of the Tesla store regarding the accident. The family said that they brought their Model 3 vehicles for inspection four days before the accident due to the steering, suspension and battery. The family accused the service manager of “negligently inspecting or failing to inspect the vehicle due to the emergence of defects and dangerous conditions”.
Tesla company and service manager Garcia’s family are each facing a $30,000 lawsuit. The company has not yet made a statement regarding the fatal accident case. In the published police report, it was stated that the vehicle “lost control” after entering the accident in the middle of the road.
Does the accident with the Tesla vehicle have anything to do with the suspension problem?
In October, Tesla recalled 2800 vehicles due to suspension issues. The recall includes some Model Y vehicles manufactured between March 2021 and June 2021, and some Model 3 vehicles manufactured between January 2019 and April 2021.
This isn’t the first time Tesla has faced a lawsuit for a fatal accident. In 2019, a lawsuit was filed with the allegation that a Tesla service employee removed the cruise control without informing the owner of the vehicle. In July last year, a lawsuit was filed against the company by the family, who lost their 15-year-old son after an auto-pilot vehicle crashed into their own vehicle.
The fact that Tesla has not yet made a statement about the accident was not welcomed on social media. What do you guys think about this issue? We welcome your comments on our ShiftDelete Net Forum page.
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