Hi - my rookie question to this community. I have a 5 month old Model S Plaid and ran over something Thanksgiving Day which put a hold in the front drivers side tire. The OEM tire is the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 295/30/ZR21 (102Y Extra Load). My local Tesla Service Center said they are not doing tire replacements (due to volume of service requests and told me to get a new tire 3rd party). I have called numerous 3rd party tire shops - most say they are out of stock but one said something interesting which I'm hoping someone can confirm. They said the Michelin tire which comes on the Plaid is special made for the Tesla and had foam on the inside to dampen noise. This tire shop says they do not have access to it......and referred me back to Tesla.
I just got off the phone with Telsa Service nearest me - they said they do not have the tire. They also said they have no ability to check inventory for surrounding service centers. They referred me back to third party service centers. Pretty frustrating given a $140,000 care, not to mention I live 20min from the Tesla Factory in Fremont.
Net/net, looking to see if someone can confirm the bit about the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S which came on the Plaid being a special tire made by Michelin specifically for the Plaid. Apprently there is a part number for this tire which is different than the standard Pilot Sport 4S.
I just got off the phone with Telsa Service nearest me - they said they do not have the tire. They also said they have no ability to check inventory for surrounding service centers. They referred me back to third party service centers. Pretty frustrating given a $140,000 care, not to mention I live 20min from the Tesla Factory in Fremont.
Net/net, looking to see if someone can confirm the bit about the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S which came on the Plaid being a special tire made by Michelin specifically for the Plaid. Apprently there is a part number for this tire which is different than the standard Pilot Sport 4S.