REVIEW: Tesla recommends repair shops use ‘easy fixes’ for potentially dangerous cases and many vehicles are delivered WITHOUT vital parts
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shared Tesla service leaflets, which recommend repair shops resolve vehicle issues
- The ‘easy fixes’ include using a dead hammer and rubbing paint unnecessarily
- The reports also highlight common problems such as missing bolts and hardware
While many, including Elon Musk, believe that Tesla is leading the automotive technology industry, the company is still facing quality issues with its vehicles – and Tesla ‘s service magazine explains why.
Service leaflets are registered suggestions for repairing vehicles issued by the automaker and the Musk-owned company seems to have an easy solution for some potentially dangerous problems.
The handbook, shared by an industry analyst Bozi Tatervic, telling repair shops to use a dead hammer, look out for missing bolts and apply a rub for peeled paint during repairs.
The proposals are so ‘frightening’ that the statements caught the attention of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, who are available to the public.
One scary case, which seems to be common, is a missing nyloc nut that should be in the Model Y’s high control arm.
Without this part, the ball bearing could slip and the front suspension could loosen while the car is moving.
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One scary case, which seems to be common, is aa missing nyloc nut which should be in the upper control arm of the Model Y. Without this part, the ball could slip and fall. the front suspension could loosen while the car inside is moving
Tesla is notorious for its faulty designs and many new owners know to check through when their vehicle is delivered to look for missing parts, chipped paint or curved body work.
The company is aware of its blunders and has posted the most common issues in its service magazine to correct the repair shops under their contract.
However, with many of these potentially dangerous issues and the dismantling methods for repairing them, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTS) has cataloged the service leaflets for the public to review.
Tesla’s manual, shared by industry analyst Bozi Tatervic, tells repair shops to use a dead hammer, check for missing bolts and simply apply a rub for paint. peeled during repairs
If paint is damaged at the time of repair, the magazine recommends repair workers ‘Tatervic divided that’ repairs should not be completed ‘with need for rubbing up paint’
One issue that many port door owners may have is uneven cost.
This area has been found to hold out too much, in which Tesla recommends putting a dead hammer to the metal sheet where the excess flows.
By this time, Tesla is proposing to tape the upper and lower rear corners where the assembly door assembly goes up and if paint is removed after the strips are removed. stir, apply rubbing pain to damage areas, and allow at least five minutes to dry. ”
Tatervic concluded that ‘finishing repairs’ should not require rubbing paint.
Another common and potentially dangerous mistake is that many vehicles are supplied with missing bolts.
Another common and potentially dangerous mistake is that many vehicles are supplied with missing bolts
One Twitter user found that three bolts were missing on the back of the Tesla, which resulted in the bumper falling while the vehicle was moving, resulting in a major chain reaction in damage. . ” Toronto Lawrence Tesla is still denying the warranty, ” the consumer said
Another UK user had the same experience, when they saw a bolt holding the missing passenger seat.
One Twitter user found that three bolts were missing on the back of the Tesla, which resulted in the bumper falling while the vehicle was moving, resulting in a major chain reaction in damage. . ‘
‘Toronto Lawrence Tesla is still denying the warranty,’ the consumer said.
Another UK user had the same experience as well.
‘Sagar Vaish’ tweeted: ‘we have just delivered a long 3 model. How this car passed a safety check I don’t know. The passenger seat is not properly attached to the floor. He misses bolts !!! ‘