TOUCHSCREEN WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. *TR
NHTSA ODI 11330465
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TOUCHSCREEN WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. *TR
NHTSA ODI 11330465
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, THE DISPLAY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TESLA (5544 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33417) TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS A COURTESY, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT REACHABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300.
NHTSA ODI 11330513
THE TOUCH SCREEN WENT BLANK IN LATE APRIL OR EARLY MAY, AND I COULD NOT REJUVENATE IT WITH A REBOOT OR OTHER TECHNIQUES. THE BACKUP CAMERA AND OTHER CRITICAL FEATURES AND CONTROLS WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL AS A RESULT. I TOOK THE CAR TO TESLA AND THEY REPLACED THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU). I AM ATTACHING THE ESTIMATE WHICH INDICATES THE REPAIR AND COST FOR THAT REPAIR. AT THIS POINT, THE MCU REPLACEMENT SEEMS TO HAVE SOLVED THE ISSUE. *TR
NHTSA ODI 11330534
MY CAR EXPERIENCED THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE20010 WITH A PREMATURE MCU FAILURE DUE TO THE EMMC CARD FAILING. THIS EMMC CARD HAS BEEN FOUND TO FAIL TOO QUICKLY DUE TO TESLA ALLOWING DEBUG LOGGING TO THE EMMC CARD THAT IS NOT NEEDED FOR NORMAL VEHICLE USERS. THIS EXCESS LOGGING WAS CONFIRMED BY ELON MUSK ON OCTOBER 12 2019 HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/WK057/STATUS/1211704973970550785. THIS EXPENSIVE FIX AFTER FAILURE HAD TO BE REPAIRED OUT OF WARRANTY FOR A LARGE COST. THIS FAILURE CAUSES THE REAR VIEW CAMERA TO FAIL TO WORK, THE CLIMATE CONTROL TO FAIL TO WORK MEANING THAT DEFROSTING DOES NOT WORK CAUSING POTENTIAL VEHICLE ISSUES, AND POTENTIAL SLOW CHARGING OF THE CAR. THE CAR ALSO TAKES ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE TO GET OUT OF PARK WHILE THE VEHICLE SUBSYSTEMS "FAIL" THE MCU ALSO CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE DRIVER NEEDS TO GET OUT OF A TROUBLING SITUATION QUICKLY. *TR
NHTSA ODI 11330535
THE TESLA MCU1 IS KNOWN TO FAIL AS HIGHLIGHTED BY MANY RESPECTABLE NEWS AGENCIES. THERE ARE EVEN SHOPS AROUND THE COUNTRY SPECIALIZING IN THIS CRAZY REPAIR THAT INVOLVES HACKING THE CAR. THE MCU IN MY CAR IS BEGINNING TO FAIL AND WILL BLACK OUT/FREEZE RANDOMLY. BASICALLY THE IDEAL USE FOR IT, IS NOT TO USE IT SO IT DOESN'T CRASH. WHEN IT DOES, I EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AUDIBLE AND VISUAL TOUCHSCREEN FEATURES, SUCH AS INFOTAINMENT, NAVIGATION, AND WEB BROWSING, AND LOSS OF THE REAR-CAMERA IMAGE DISPLAY WHEN IN REVERSE GEAR. AFTER SEVERAL REBOOTS, IT DOES BOOT UP, OFTEN WIFI DOES NOT WORK, 3G CONNECTION DOES NOT WORK, MAPS TAKE A LONG TIME TO LOAD AS I AM DRIVING AND NAVIGATING ANY OF THE OPTIONS CAUSES THE UNIT TO FREEZE. IT TAKES ADDITIONAL REBOOTS TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE CONSIDERING ALL LIGHTS, SUSPENSION FEATURES, AC AND PRETTY MUCH ALL ASPECTS OF THE CAR ARE CONTROLLED FROM HERE. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS IN WARRANTY, TESLA'S SOLUTION IS TO RESET THE CAR AND WEAR THE EMMC MORE. *TR
NHTSA ODI 11330609
MCU -TOUCHSCREEN FAILING. THE SCREEN IS LITERALLY MELTING/SEPARATING. TESLA SERVICE HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD SCREEN FAILURE BUT THEY CAN NOT TELL ME WHEN IT WILL FAIL. COST TO REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $2,500.00. WITH A LONG TRIP IN THE NEXT MONTH, I WILL NEED TO REPLACE OR RISK A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
NHTSA ODI 11330597
THE MCU, WHICH IS THE LARGE DISPLAY AND CONTROL SCREEN STARTED TO FAIL. THE HEATING AND VENTILATION CONTROLS DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, AND THE BLUETOOTH WOULD NOT PRESENT CALL HISTORY, PREVENTING SAFE VEHICLE USE. ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO, THE MCU FAILED COMPLETELY, WHICH PREVENTED TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS MANUALLY. I HAD PREVIOSULY HAD SET THEM TO AUTOMATIC, SO THEY TURNED ON AT NIGHT, BUT I LIVE IN OFF A HIGHWAY WHERE IT IS MANDATORYFOR DAYTIME HEADLIGHT USE, AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THEM THE FAILURE IN THE MCU WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE EMMC WHICH IS THE SOLID STATE HARD DRIVE IN THE MCU. IT HAS A LIMITED LIFESPAN AND THEY TYPICALLY FAIL WHEN THEY EXCEED THEIR EXPECT NUMBER OF WRITES TO THE DRIVE. TESLA INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED THE SOFTWARE SO IT DOESN'T WRITE AS MUCH ROUTINE DATA TO THE SSD. I HAD THE MCU REPLACED AT A TESLA SERVICE CENTER ON JUNE 12, 2020, AT A COST OF $2180.06, SINCE MY STANDARD AND EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. MY TESLA HAS MORE THAN 191,000 MILES ON IT. MOST MANUAL CONTROLS ARE INOPERATIVE, INCLUDING THE BACKUP CAMERA. CONFIGURING THE CAR IS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE.. *TR
NHTSA ODI 11330649
TESLA MODEL S ONBOARD MEMORY HAS FAILED LEADING TO NO USE OF MAIN INTERIOR SCREEN. OUT INDICATOR LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS DO NOT WORK MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THIS HAPPENS TO MANY TESLA'S WITH THE MCU V1. THE CHIP THEY USE BECOMES CORRUPTED AND CAN CAUSE ALL SORTS OF DAMAGE. *TR
NHTSA ODI 11329817
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER TO HAVE THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V031000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CMU SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED OUT OF POCKET PRIOR TO THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,900.
NHTSA ODI 11323770
RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19005 - INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : BATTERY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES - VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF BATTERY CAPACITY AND CHARGING VELOCITY AFTER SOFTWARE UPDATE IN MAY 2019. THIS HAS CONTINUED WITH A ROUGHLY 15% REDUCTION IN THE KWH RATING OF THE BATTERY (PUBLISHED RATING 85.0, ACTUAL 71.65). I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE REDUCTION IN THE PERFORMANCE AND USABILITY OF THE CAR, BUT MORE CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF AN UNDISCLOSED DEFECT OR RISK THAT I AM AM NOT AWARE OF.
NHTSA ODI 11316609
THE TESLA MODEL S HAS A BAD MCU UNIT (MEDIA CONTROL UNIT) EVERY CAR MADE SUFFERS FROM A PROGRAMMING OVERLOAD THAT RUINS THE TEGRA 3 EMMC FLASH MEMORY. ONCE THE MEMORY CORRUPTS, THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT SHUTS OFF PERMANENTLY. A DRIVER CAN END UP STRANDED BECAUSE THE CAR WILL ALSO STOP CHARGING OR LIMIT THE CHARGE TO 21%. THE SAFETY SYSTEMS ATTACHED TO THE MEDIA CONTROL UNIT ARE ALL OFF AND NO LONGER FUNCTION. SAFETY BACKUP CAMERAS, AUDIBLE ALERTS AND PERIMETER ALARMS THAT WOULD TELL YOU IF A PERSON/OBJECT IS IN PROXIMITY TO THE CAR, ALL NO LONGER FUNCTION. THE INABILITY TO KNOW AND REACT TO THESE SAFETY SYSTEMS PRESENTS A LIFE/SAFETY ISSUE. A CHILD COULD BE BEHIND THE CAR AND THE CAR WILL NOT ALERT THE DRIVER AND THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE BECAUSE THE CAMERA IS ALSO OFF. THE CARS MEDIA CONTROL UNIT ALSO SHUTS OFF MID-DRIVE. THE UNIT TURNING OFF WITHOUT WARNING, PRESENTS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA ODI 11312177
DOOR HANDLES BREAKING AND NOT RELEASING. THE DOOR HANDLE JAMMED AND WOULD NOT OPEN . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE , ESP IN CASE OF EMERGENCY EXITS OF PASSENGERS IN AN ACCIDENT . THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE VERY COMMON WITH TESLA CARS.
NHTSA ODI 11310723
VEHICLES MEDIA CONTROL UNIT (MCU) HAS A KNOWN AND WELL-PUBLICIZED DEFECT CAUSED BY OVER-LOGGING ON THE EMMC CHIP. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE MCU TO GLITCH, REBOOT AND FAIL ELIMINATING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL BOTH SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE FEATURES INCLUDING CLIMATE CONTROL, DEFROSTER, GPS, AUDIBLE SAFETY WARNINGS AND OTHER SYSTEMS. VEHICLE CAN ALSO STOP CHARGING. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED DESIGN FLAW THAT TESLA IS WELL AWARE OF (SIMPLY GOOGLE TESLA MCU FAILURE) BUT REFUSES TO COVER OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MOST RECENT "FIX" VIA AN OVER THE AIR UPDATE SIMPLY DELAYS THE ISSUE UNTIL VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT BASED ON CURRENT EVIDENCE THIS DEFECT WILL EFFECT 100% OF CARS, BOTH MODEL S AND X, MADE BETWEEN 2012 AND EARLY 2018.
NHTSA ODI 11279959
SUDDEN LOSS OF RANGE WITH 2019.16.X SOFTWARE UPDATE. MY VEHICLE WAS ONE OF THE MANY VEHICLES THAT WAS EFFECTED BY SOFTWARE UPDATE BY TESLA. I HAVE LOST ABOUT 30 MILES IN RANGE AND THE SUPERCHARGING SPEED IS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED COMPARE TO PRIOR TO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE.
NHTSA ODI 11279353
IN MAY 2019 OUR TESLA MODEL S P85D BATTERY CHARGING CAPACITY REDUCED FROM ABOUT A MAXIMUM CHARGE OF 248 MILES TO ABOUT 218 MILES. TESLA DID NOT NOTIFY US THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND LETTERS THERE HAS NOT EXPLANATION OR INFORMATION AS TO WHY IT OCCURRED.
NHTSA ODI 11277777
I HAVE A P85D AND SINCE RECENT SOFTWARE UPDATES MY RANGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY.. MY SUPERCHARGER SESSIONS HAVE ALSO BECOME EXTREMELY SLOW RESULTING IN ALMOST AN AN EXTRA HOUR TO CHARGE THE CAR COMPARED TO BEFORE UPDATES. THESE UPDATES SEEM TO BE A MAKESHIFT COVER FOR DEFECTIVE BATTERIES DUE TO HIGH FIRE AND EXPLOSION RISK, WHICH HAVE OCCURRED ON OTHER TESLA CARS. SO INSTEAD OF FIXING BATTERIES TESLA REDUCED THEIR CAPABILITIES ACROSS THE BOARD.
NHTSA ODI 11269564
AFTER SOFTWARE UPDATE SUPERCHARGING SLOWED BY MORE THAN 50% AND RANGE ON FULL CHARGE DROPPED
NHTSA ODI 11267565
MY ELECTRIC CAR BATTERY OVERHEATS SO MUCH AND LOST MORE THAN 25% OF THE RANGE WITH THE LATEST COMPUTER UPGRADE. THIS IS CHEATING. TESLA REMOTELY LOWERED MY BATTERY RANGE WITHOUT MY APPROVAL
NHTSA ODI 11267674
THE CAR HAS LOST A LARGE AMOUNT OF CHARGING SPEED. TESLA HAS INFORMED ME MULTIPLE TIMES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WHEN I KNOW FOR A FACT THE CHARGE SPEED HAS DROPPED AN AVERAGE OF 10KW FROM WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT. MY MAIN MARKER WAS AT 5P% THE CAR WOULD BE AT 72KW AND NOW AFTER A RANDOM OTA UPDATE A FEW MONTHS AGO AT 5P% I'M AM USUALLY AROUND 55KW. THIS DROP IN CHARGE RATE HAS CAUSED ME TO BE LATE, AND IT MAKES EVERY CHARGE STOP TAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES LONGER THAN IT WOULD PREVIOUSLY
NHTSA ODI 11267744
SHORTLY AFTER UPDATING THE VEHICLE WITH TESLA'S SOFTWARE UPDATES 2019.16.1 AND 2019.16.2, IT WAS DISCOVERED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUFFERED FROM A SUDDEN AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 26 MILES OF RANGE AS A RESULT OF THE PAIR OF SOFTWARE UPDATES. THE UPDATES IN QUESTION ALSO SEVERELY DECREASED THE SUPERCHARGING SPEEDS FOR THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SOFTWARE UPDATES ISSUED BY TESLA DID NOT DISCLOSE ANYTHING WITH REGARDS TO THE RANGE LOSS OR DECREASED CHARGING SPEEDS. TESLA HAS RELEASED UPDATES SINCE INITIAL RANGE-REDUCING AND CHARGE-SPEED LIMITING UPDATES WHICH WERE SUPPOSED TO AND PURPORTEDLY WERE ISSUED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OR INCREASE IN RANGE OR CHARGING FOR THE VEHICLE TO DATE. NOTE - THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL WHO CURRENTLY REPRESENTS THE AFFECTED OWNER FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. LEGAL COUNSEL HERE ALSO SERVES AS COUNSEL TO THE PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS AND NAMED CLASS PLAINTIFF IN THE LITIGATION CURRENTLY PENDING IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CA, CASE NO. 5:19-CV-01422-VKD.
NHTSA ODI 11266565
MY VEHICLE HV BATTERY FAILED TWICE IN 2 MONTHS. TESLA CHANGED IT, LOST USE OF VEHICLE DURING 9 WEEKS. ON THE 2ND BATTERY SWAP, I NOW LOST RANGE BY 25 TO 35 MILES.
NHTSA ODI 11266515
BEGINNING IN JUNE, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE SUFFERED FROM A SEVERE AND SUDDEN DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF RANGE AVAILABLE AS A DIRECT RESULT OF SOFTWARE UPDATES ISSUED BY TESLA WITHOUT DISCLOSURE TO OWNERS. PRIOR TO THE UPDATES, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 255 RATED MILES AVAILABLE. FOLLOWING UPDATES 2019.16.1 AND 2019.16.2, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE SUFFERED IMMEDIATELY FROM A RANGE DROP TO 225 AVAILABLE MILES. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN UNABLE TO CHARGE FULLY AND NOW SUFFERS FROM DECREASED CHARGING SPEEDS. THE OWNER OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WENT TO NCDS ARBITRATION, SEEKING A MANUFACTURER REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE ARBITRATOR DECIDED THAT THERE WAS NO PROOF OF DEFECT. TESLA CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL DEGRADATION. HOWEVER, THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS WERE CAUSED SOLELY BY TESLA'S SOFTWARE UPDATES, FOR WHICH IT HAS YET TO DISCLOSE WHETHER THERE ARE CARS AFFECTED AND POTENTIALLY AT HIGHER RISK OF CATCHING ON FIRE. TESLA HAS FAILED TO COMMUNICATE ANYTHING WITH REGARDS TO THE SAFETY OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SOFTWARE WITHOUT PROVIDING OWNERS WITH ANY NOTICE OR INFORMATION THAT THEIR VEHICLE MAY BE AFFECTED. THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS DENIED A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT AFTER HAVING THE CLAIMS ARBITRATED WITH NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, WHERE THE ARBITRATOR FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SUFFER FROM A HIGH RATE OF BATTERY LOSS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND NOT IN OPERATION. THE CAR HAS NOT REGAINED ANY MILEAGE AS A RESULT OF TESLA'S MOST RECENT UPDATES THAT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE SUFFERS FORM REDUCED CHARGING SPEEDS AND IS NOT CAPABLE OF REACHING THE SAME NUMBER OF MILES AS IT DID BEFORE.
NHTSA ODI 11246771
ON MAY 20TH, 2019, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS UPDATED WITH TESLA'S SOFTWARE UPDATES AND LOST OVER 20 MILES OVERNIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED FROM A THROTTLING OF PERFORMANCE, CHARGING SPEEDS, AND A LOWERED MAXIMUM BATTERY VOLTAGE CAPACITY WHICH HAS LED TO A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF RATED MILES AVAILABLE. TESLA HAS DENIED A BATTERY WARRANTY REPLACEMENT BY CLAIMING THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT. TESLA CLAIMS THAT THE UPDATES WERE ISSUED TO IMPROVE BATTERY LONGEVITY AND HEALTH. HOWEVER, THEY ARE DOING SO TO AVOID REPLACING THESE UNDER WARRANTY AND/OR COMPENSATING OWNERS FOR THE LOSS IN RANGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF BATTERY FIRES THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH TESLA VEHICLES THAT ARE PARKED AND NOT IN OPERATION. TESLA HAS FAILED TO COMMUNICATE ANYTHING WITH REGARDS TO THE SAFETY OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SOFTWARE WITHOUT PROVIDING OWNERS WITH ANY NOTICE OR INFORMATION THAT THEIR VEHICLE MAY BE AFFECTED. THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS DENIED A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT AFTER HAVING THE CLAIMS ARBITRATED WITH NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, WHERE THE ARBITRATOR FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SUFFER FROM A HIGH RATE OF BATTERY LOSS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND NOT IN OPERATION. THE CAR HAS NOT REGAINED ANY MILEAGE AS A RESULT OF TESLA'S MOST RECENT UPDATES THAT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE SUFFERS FORM REDUCED CHARGING SPEEDS AND IS NOT CAPABLE OF REACHING THE SAME NUMBER OF MILES AS IT DID BEFORE.
NHTSA ODI 11246770
SOFTWARE UPDATES BY TESLA HAVE LIMITED RANGE USAGE BY LOWERING THE AVAILABLE VOLTAGE MAX CAPACITY FOR CHARGING. *TT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
NHTSA ODI 11243758
MY LI-ION BATTERY HAS BEEN DEGRADED RECENTLY BY AN OVER-THE-AIR SOFTWARE UPDATE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS UPDATE IS RELATED TO THE RECENT BATTERY FIRES (4 IN LADT 4 MONTHS, INCLUDING ONE IN SAN FRANCISCO). ONLY A FEW (100 TO A FEW THOUSAND I BELIEVE) OF THE TESLAS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AS MINE HAS BEEN. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. WILL MY BATTERY CATCH ON FIRE IN MY GARAGE? I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO REVIEW THE CHANGES MADE BY TESLA AND APPROVE THAT THESE CHANGES WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY BATTERY. OR, DOES THIS POINT TO A DEFECTIVE BATTERY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS?
NHTSA ODI 11240787
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