brucet999
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I got a recall notice from Tesla in the mail today for my 10-30 adapter. Said that a replacement will be sent to my address and to return the old one in the same box, using prepaid label or drop it off at SC.
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Tesla to Start Producing 10-30 and 6-50 Again
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Cyclone
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Well, guess what was at my door when getting home today! The letter is dated Jan 14th. Only the 14-30 came, so it probably will be a couple weeks before getting the 10-30. Either way, I'm glad they are shipping!
brucet999
Active Member
I asked at Buena Park Tesla SC about availability of 10-30, 14-30, etc. for sale after the recalled units have been replaced. They were scarcely aware of the recall, much less any extras that might be offered for sale.
Friendly scolding....?Come on don't keep us in suspense what did it say?
But seriously, I'm not sure what they want me to do exactly. I'm going to start by PM'ing everyone on here to make sure they are aware of the recall.
Are you in trouble because you bought so many adapters and now they don't know who to contact to replace them?
Again, I'm not sure. My gut feeling is that they would rather I had not done it, which I'm inclined to agree with at the moment. My letter definitely mentioned that I was singled out as someone who had sold adapters and that I should contact serviceNA, which I have and we all know how those various communications went with different people getting different answers. The final answer that I received was that owners would be dealt with directly and I needn't be involved. I need to re-read it because there was a part about sending in adapters plural, but I happen to personally own all three of the affected ones. I'll dig more tomorrow.
I'm curious as to why the 14-50 isn't being recalled. As I detailed in a previous thread, my 14-50 had the same issue. My SC replaced it free of charge when I showed it to them... but I find it hard to believe that only my 14-50 was affected (and it had a grey cap, not a black one). But it basically exhibited the same issue as the 14-30's that had trouble.
Fortunately, I noticed it before there was any real trouble with it, though.
Fortunately, I noticed it before there was any real trouble with it, though.
(I wrote three different editorial comments to put here, but decided not to post any of them and just say...) Once again, thank you for dealing with all this.
Please keep us posted. I'm pretty sure that all of us whom you helped would like to minimize any additional headaches incurred on your part, so just let us know what if anything we can do.
Bruce.
CmdrThor
Active Member
The current 14-50 is already redesigned to the new version on the right that doesn't have the common components that failed in the adapters on the left in the picture below. I believe early on 14-50s that were made by the supplier who made the ones of the left were also recalled but I'm not 100%.
I'm curious as to why the 14-50 isn't being recalled. As I detailed in a previous thread, my 14-50 had the same issue. My SC replaced it free of charge when I showed it to them... but I find it hard to believe that only my 14-50 was affected (and it had a grey cap, not a black one). But it basically exhibited the same issue as the 14-30's that had trouble.
Fortunately, I noticed it before there was any real trouble with it, though.
A note that the heat deformation can also be caused by issues with the wall receptacle itself. If has high resistance (dirty) contacts, and/or the conductor connections to it are loose, the heat it generates can travel through the blades to the pins...
I ended up replacing that receptacle with a HPWC, so if that was the case, it should be fixed. I checked my wifes Tesla and the UMC connection and it was fine, though... and she uses it way more than I do (I charge at public stations 95% of the time), so I'm not sure what to think. I'll just continue to monitor hers routinely.
GasKilla
No Gas Know Peace
Not sure if everyone got the memo yet but below is the link for the adapter recall
NEMA 14-30, 10-30, 6-50 Adapter Recall
NEMA 14-30, 10-30, 6-50 Adapter Recall
brucet999
Active Member
My 10-30 arrived yesterday.
For those who need 10-30 or 10-50, now might be a good time to inquire at service centers to see if they have stock to sell as well as for recall.
Do you mean 6-50? I kept asking my local service center and they never had them so I went ahead and ordered one online.
GasKilla
No Gas Know Peace
As far as I can tell (and I was mistaken before) Tesla never made a 10-50 adapter
Have they been replacing yours piecemeal or was this the only one of yours recalled?
I have all three of the recalled adapters and haven't received any replacements.
I just got new 10-30 in the mail replacing an old one. And I also picked up a 6-50 adopter on the Tesla website to replace the kludgy EVSE thing I was using. Glad they are expanding adopters.
One problem though is that some old wiring uses the 6-50 outlet, but only wired for 30 amps and with a 30 amp fuse. be careful and keep the amps down to ~24 if you are charging overnight and not in a hurry unless you are sure it is safe.
One problem though is that some old wiring uses the 6-50 outlet, but only wired for 30 amps and with a 30 amp fuse. be careful and keep the amps down to ~24 if you are charging overnight and not in a hurry unless you are sure it is safe.
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