Complaint 2233138

2026 TESLA MODEL Y • AIR BAGS • incident Aug 3, 2026

Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2233138
Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL Y
Model Year
2026
Component
AIR BAGS
Incident Date
Aug 3, 2026
Date Received
Aug 7, 2026
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

AIR BAGS

Owner Narrative

I was driving the car inside the parking garage of the UCLA Medical Plaza in Westwood at around 3:10pm on XXX, looking for an appropriate parking spot. When entering the second basement floor and turning the steering wheel right, to follow the road, the steering wheel was unresponsive and the car felt as if in neutral gear. As the car was on a downward slope, it went straight into the car parked in front. It happened so fast, but it seemed as if the brakes were ineffective. The air bags on the sides were deployed. On the front, the airbag in the steering wheel came out but did not inflate. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.