Model 3 and Model Y Brake Caliper Bolts Inspection Service Appointment

[Payjack]

I received an email from Tesla stating:

Tesla has decided to proactively recall certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to inspect brake caliper bolts. This recall applies to certain Model 3 vehicles built between December 2018 and March 2021 and certain Model Y vehicles built between January 2020 and January 2021. Our records indicate that your vehicle(s), , may be affected by this recall.

I was going to schedule an appointment for this recall but then I started to question if Tesla would say anything about my car being lowered when I take it in? Should I mention that its lowered in the notes? Could they void my warranty for things down the road due to the motifications?

 

[S&B's M3]

Lowering it would not affect the recall, however, they may make note of it in their computer thereby affecting future warranty repairs that they "could" blame on the suspension.

 

[Payjack]

Thats exactly what I was thinking. I might take the wheels off and torque the calipers down myself to be safe. Thanks!

 

[S&B's M3]

Thats exactly what I was thinking. I might take the wheels off and torque the calipers down myself to be safe. Thanks!

Any idea what the torque spec is?

 

[TLLMRRJ]

Thats exactly what I was thinking. I might take the wheels off and torque the calipers down myself to be safe. Thanks!

The annoying part of DIY'ing a recall is that you will have a red flag on your car's records, like CarFax, that it has an outstanding recall, which puts shade on the car during resale.

 

[jjrandorin]

I received an email from Tesla stating:

Tesla has decided to proactively recall certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to inspect brake caliper bolts. This recall applies to certain Model 3 vehicles built between December 2018 and March 2021 and certain Model Y vehicles built between January 2020 and January 2021. Our records indicate that your vehicle(s), , may be affected by this recall.

I was going to schedule an appointment for this recall but then I started to question if Tesla would say anything about my car being lowered when I take it in? Should I mention that its lowered in the notes? Could they void my warranty for things down the road due to the motifications?

Unless you never intend to take your car to tesla for service, ever, they are going to see you have lowered it. Note, that tesla can not invalidate "the warranty" if you mean the entire new car warranty, because you have your car lower than factory spec. They CAN however, deny warranty coverage for things that might be impacted by lowering the car. Things like suspension parts, possibly damage to the undercarriage of the car due to dragging, etc.

They can not deny (for example) a battery degradation claim, or, for example, a claim for the screen going out, or the computer, or seat motors, or, or. Just things connected to the suspension.

 

[TLLMRRJ]

They can not deny (for example) a battery degradation claim, or, for example, a claim for the screen going out, or the computer, or seat motors, or, or. Just things connected to the suspension.

It's worth mention that they "can" do whatever they want, so then you may end up rolling the dice in their iffy arbitration process.

 

[Uncle Paul]

Everybody wants the manufacturer to be transparent, then proceeds to not want to be transparent themselves.

 

[kindofblue]

Just read this: Tesla Recalls Model 3, Model Y for Loose Brake Bolts and saw this at the bottom of the report: check the NHTSA recalls site to find out if their vehicle is involved and to stay informed. I have and my MY LR wasn't affected, having been built 3/28/21.

 

[Payjack]

I received an email first followed by a letter both from Tesla. Mine was manufactured 11/19. Also to follow up I finally called and had them come out. The tech didn’t even lift the car or say anything about it being lower. The tech came to the garage with a torque wrench and reached around each wheel to check the spec and left within 2 minutes of saying hi. He said all were tight and within spec.

 

[TLLMRRJ]

and within spec.

You do realize you're traumatizing the Tesla community whenever you say those words.