2021 TESLA MODEL Y — Complaint #1843003
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NHTSA Complaint about SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM filed September 23, 2022
NHTSA complaint #1843003 (ODI reference 11486040) concerns a 2021 TESLA MODEL Y and was filed on September 23, 2022. The owner reports the failure occurred on September 18, 2022. The vehicle had 32,386 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Connecticut based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as suspension:front:control arm, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same TESLA MODEL Y cohort independently describe similar suspension:front:control arm failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2021 TESLA MODEL Y shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2021 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the local dealer for a wheel alignment, and at that time he was informed that the lower control link subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact then stated that while his wife was making a right turn, the front passengerâs side control arm and wheel detached from the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the two control arm bolts needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the vehicle needed to be taken to the dealer. The vehicle was then towed to the local dealer, who confirmed the independent mechanicâs diagnosis; however, the contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V835000 (Suspension) as a possible solution to the failure; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mile
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1843003 |
| ODI Number | 11486040 |
| Date Filed | September 23, 2022 |
| Failure Date | September 18, 2022 |
| VIN | 5YJYGDEE3MF |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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