How do we know Tesla didn't notify NHTSA that they were investigating a possible issue? It isn't like NHTSA notifies everyone about everything they are made aware of...
Are you serious? You ask this question quite often and receive definitive answers every time. You even mark the answers "read" as you do on every post you read!
Here's the last time your memory was refreshed:
Sudden Loss Of Range With 2019.16.x Software
"That should be obvious - the NHTSA doesn't permit theft or warranty violations and discloses drastic modifications made before action is taken with federally mandated public disclosure. It's all part of their own legal requirements. And, of course, I read the documentation from the NHTSA demanding Tesla turn over that data to aid in their investigation into chargegate & batterygate, and I know for fact the NHTSA will never permit downgrades like Tesla has pulled. If they had been included, we would have received physical paper letters informing us of the actions taken on or cars. (informed consent is what they call it in my industry, and the NHTSA has similar requirements). It's a very big deal. Lack of informed consent will probably result in additional punitive actions against Tesla but that's a separate set of fines from the not reporting you had asked about.
Since you've forgotten, Mercedes was just fined for unreported problems.
Sudden Loss Of Range With 2019.16.x Software - you marked that post as read so I know you already know all of this.
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The fines stem from a year-long NHTSA investigation into every Mercedes recall between 2016 and 2018 after the agency, among several federal violations it identified, found the company late in mailing owner letters and omitting critical information in its filings. The automaker must pay $13 million up front, with another $7 million in hanging fines if NHTSA determines that Mercedes is delaying or failing to improve its recall processes. The company will be audited by NHTSA for the next two years.
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By law, every automaker must submit quarterly reports to NHTSA that show the progress of ongoing recalls along with all known claims of property damage, death, injury, warranty claims, owner complaints, and internal studies for their past and present models.
It was my hope that Tesla would rush to try and get tiny fines like Mercedes, but it seems they haven't.
When the NHTSA is notified, they will be required send physical mail to all of us owners informing us of the non-consentual modifications made to our cars, as well as informing us of when those damages will be rectified. If it follows standard NHTSA procedure it will tell us to contact Tesla to arrange repairs with them. It should be almost identical to the recall letters most of us affected in this thread have received for our Teslas in the past; if you want to know what those look like for a Tesla recall it's probably easy to find in an early Takata thread.
Don't you worry, we will scan and post the results for you to read the gritty details of the NHTSA letters in this thread as soon as we get them. You won't be left in suspense."
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We still don't have NHTSA letters to share with you with an official timeline for scheduled repairs that we will get once the NHTSA determines the proper course of action. You still don't need to worry, many of us owners will definitely share that information with you the moment we have it!
MP3mike marked this post "read" (for the third time he's needed this same info reposted)
