Tesla Model X Airbags Fail to Deploy in Accident With Two Semi-Trucks
Tesla cars are known for their high-tech features, including driving aids and safety options. The electric car brand has managed to nail down many of the safety features we’d expect from cars in the future, but they seemed to have missed out on one of the most basic forms of safety mechanisms in a vehicle: the airbags. Well, at least in the case of this particular Tesla Model X. We won’t make you skip ahead to know that the driver of the vehicle was OK after a trip to the emergency room with a concussion, but should other Tesla owners be concerned?
How the story started
This scary tale begins with Tesla Model X driver, Gavin Hornak, was traveling down the highway like any other commuter. Everything was going fine until an unnamed box truck driver, driving with a suspended license, attempted to change lanes on a day with particularly unpleasant weather, potentially not within safe traveling distance, especially for a vehicle as heavy and hard to stop on wet pavement as a box truck. Upon attempting to change lanes, the driver of the box truck collided with the back end of Gavin’s Tesla Model X, sending him into the semi-truck in front of him. The situation could have been a complete tragedy had the vehicles been moving faster than a reported 50 mph, or if Gavin had not been wearing his seat belt — which, luckily, as a responsible driver, he was.
How damaged was the Tesla Model X?
The damage to the Tesla Model X is terrifying, with the car being crushed like an accordion from the front and the back. The accident is a thing of nightmares itself, but what makes it even scarier is that paramedics and first responders on the scene reported that the airbags were not deployed. In the video below, you can see that the Tesla Model X sustained severe damage from both the semi-truck that collided with it from behind as well as the semi-truck it was pushed into. This amount of damage undoubtedly resulted in the car being totaled out from insurance and would leave in the most experienced car salvagers and YouTubers feeling intimidated.
Tesla Model X crash test ratings
According to Elon Musk and Business Insider, the Tesla Model X was the first SUV that received perfect crash test ratings, which leaves owners and potential buyers, as well as electric vehicles fans, with spinning wheels trying to figure out just what happened with the airbags that didn’t deploy. According to the driver of the totaled Tesla Model X, Gavin Hornak, there was no response from Tesla in regards to the concerning lack of airbag deployment. Wham Baam Teslacam also attempted to reach out but has not updated viewers with any information in regards to a response from Tesla.
We still don’t have answers as to why this Tesla Model X’s airbags failed to deploy in this horrific accident, but luckily for the driver, there were no serious injuries or fatalities.
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