A Tesla Model S Plaid was doing 286 km/h (178 mph) on the Autobahn when a rear tire came apart
This story was corrected after publication (Oct. 9, 2026). Details
A Tesla Model S Plaid was doing 286 km/h (178 mph) on the Autobahn when a rear tire came apart. The car was destroyed, but the driver survived.
The crash was recorded by the driver’s own in-car camera. According to the driver, the rear tire’s tread separated. A batch of 69 Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport tires of the same model was recalled in the US in April 2026 for tread separation; it has not been confirmed that the tire in the crash came from that batch. The driver says they only learned about the recall after the crash. No independent investigation has confirmed the cause yet.
Sources
- A K8 (YouTube), the driver's own in-car camera footage, later removed,
- TeslaNorth, “Tesla Model S Plaid Driver Crashes at 286 kph on Recalled Goodyear Tires”, (teslanorth.com)
- Yahoo Autos, “Onboard Footage Captured a 175MPH Tire Blowout in a Tesla Model S on German Autobahn”, (autos.yahoo.com)
- t-online, “Berlin: Dashcam filmt Tesla-Crash auf Autobahn mit über 280 km/h”, (t-online.de)
- NHTSA, “Part 573 Safety Recall Report 26T011”, Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport recall filing, (static.nhtsa.gov)
Corrections and updates
- The original text said the car’s tires had been recalled. According to the NHTSA filing, the recall covers a batch of 69 tires in the US, and it has not been confirmed that the tire in the crash came from that batch; the text has been corrected accordingly.
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This story in Turkish: Bir Tesla Model S Plaid, Alman otobanında 286 km/s hızla giderken arka lastiği parçalandı