.jg.
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....However, the MCU in my car lasted 170,000ish miles and 7ish years. The eMMC is a component that has a specific span of life. Much like tires and break pads. Those components can also present safety issues in the right situation.
This raises an interesting point. If the eMMC is deemed to be a non-serviceable part, then Tesla might be reasonably expected to replace failed MCUs, as having a design flaw (i.e. Tesla should have specified eMMC chips of a type and size more suited to this application). On the other hand, if Tesla takes the view that eMMC chips should be expected to wear out and fail, like tyres and brake pads, then anti-competition laws in some regions (e.g. EU) would require Tesla to provide the the technical information needed to replace eMMCs to third party repair/servicing shops. (The laws are intended to prevent dealer networks from controlling all repair and servicing, blocking competition and setting artificially high prices).