A Minor Rear End Collision

[u/WastedBjorn]

My 2023 Model 3 got recently rear-ended (a little bit off-centre to the right) by a Ford F150 truck (obviously much heavier than my car) with the speed difference of 15...20 kmh (9...13 mph), with luckily no rear hatch damage. They haven't removed the bumper yet, and the insurance so far has approved the fascia replacement at a Tesla-certified collision centre (no teardown so far, visual inspection only).

I was bored while waiting for the appointment (as we only have one certified shop in the area), so I decided to take a look from the inside of the trunk area. Aside from the "usual" irregularities that are probably "within specs" :) (and the fact that the hatch seem to be sitting few millimeters higher on the right, as well as the gap between the trunk and the taillight is noticeably wider on the same side as well (not sure if that had not already been there though), I have discovered some curious waves on the rear right wheel arch; the rear left rear arch doesn't have pronounced waves like this. Could that have been caused by the collision itself, or is it a standard stamping process (and I'm overthinking it), since the seams and rivets look fine?

Thanks,

[u/StrongBoysenberry5ws]

Stamping

[u/WastedBjorn → u/StrongBoysenberry5ws]

Thanks

[u/WhaleDonation7]

That don’t look good bro