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Tesla recalls 120,000 vehicles over potentially faulty doors that could open in a crash
(www.nbcnews.com)
this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2023
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Technically its a recall, but it's really a software update that all owners will receive without doing anything special. I'm not a fan of Tesla by any means, but let's not sharpen the pitchforks just yet.
Even ignoring bizarre stuff like this, it's priced like a Jaguar and has the build quality of a Yugo. I say keep sharpening.
Well, I wouldn't buy one...
And the 0-60 of a Koenigsegg at 1/20 the price, but also electric and potentially economical to drive.
0-60 of race car is the last thing a normal driver needs from a car. If you'll come up with a made up scenario where you have to floor it to save your life I will scream.
A Koeniggsegg handles much better and is well-built, though. It's meant for the track and it does that well.
In contrast, a Tesla Model S is an unnecessarily quick and overpriced family car with a dubious safety record due in part to having the build quality of a Yugo.
Just because the recall is an over the air fix, doesn't make it less serious. Which is probably why it's called a recall.
Not a tesla fan either but it kinda is less serious. I assume the compliance % of an over the air update is much higher than physical recalls. Like I bet people are still driving with faulty Takata airbags or other serious recalls.
I think what makes it a recall is that the NHTSA points out a fault and requires the manufacturer to fix it. It just happens that Tesla has the ability to use OTA updates. So not sure there is a difference in severity just because a fix is software.
But it does raise the question for me if it’s a simple software fix why did Tesla wait for the NHTSA? Don’t they have tons of live diagnostic data from their cars?
"...let's not sharpen the pitchforks just yet" this is like the 845th domino that's fallen? You're not a serious person.