Scotland41
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Yes but the eMMC could be argued as the same thing and they responded to that.I would assume that Tesla argument is that it is a maintenance item, since it has a finite lifetime. (A battery that runs out of energy after x amount of time.) The fuse hasn't "failed" so it isn't a warranty item. You could equate it to a timing belt on an ICE engine. The difference is that Tesla didn't list the fuse replacement in the maintenance section of the manual.
The fact that they've modified the new fuses to be powered by the car indicates it was poor design, particularly the older fuses that require the battery pack to be dropped.
I don't suppose they can monitor the actual fuse batteries' voltage to see if they have actually gone flat.