Trunk Load Floor - Broken Fin / Shelf

[re04586]

One of those fins in the trunk that support the load floor broke off today. I’m confused how this happened, I rarely have anything other my groceries or a suitcase in the trunk. It just fell off while I was trying to access the lower bin under it.

When I look at the broken fin, it seems to be made out of some cheap plastic.

Anyone else have this problem? Has to be covered by warranty, right?

 

[jgrgnt]

This happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Also not exactly sure how I did it, but pretty sure it was my fault. The fin itself is relatively strong, but the plastic bracket it attaches to behind the carpet is not. From your photos, it seems that the fin is intact and still holding on to the broke plastic.

Good news is the replacement part is cheap. It's called a "load floor minion bracket" and costs a whopping $8.80. I didn't want to bother pulling back the carpet and risk introducing new rattles, so I paid the service center half hour of labor to replace it for me. Out the door, it was about $78.

 

[re04586]

This happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Also not exactly sure how I did it, but pretty sure it was my fault. The fin itself is relatively strong, but the plastic bracket it attaches to behind the carpet is not. From your photos, it seems that the fin is intact and still holding on to the broke plastic.

Good news is the replacement part is cheap. It's called a "load floor minion bracket" and costs a whopping $8.80. I didn't want to bother pulling back the carpet and risk introducing new rattles, so I paid the service center half hour of labor to replace it for me. Out the door, it was about $78.

You are correct, the fin is indeed intact, the plastic bracket inside snapped.

Good to know it wasn’t an expensive to fix, but did you try it at all to have them cover the cost as part of the warranty? I maintain that I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary that would break this.

 

[jgrgnt]

You are correct, the fin is indeed intact, the plastic bracket inside snapped.

Good to know it wasn’t an expensive to fix, but did you try it at all to have them cover the cost as part of the warranty? I maintain that I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary that would break this.

I didn't pursue a warranty claim. My advice is to bring the car in, explain what happened, and see what they say. Tesla might cover it in your case.

 

[re04586]

I didn't pursue a warranty claim. My advice is to bring the car in, explain what happened, and see what they say. Tesla might cover it in your case.

Took the car in today and they are replacing it as a warranty item. The service adviser said this is all too common considering the materials and didn't question how it happened which I appreciated.

 

[ytwytw]

Lucky you I paid 82$ to SC to fix it as well

They are broken so easily when loading not so heavy stuff

 

[HugoBoss]

Lucky you I paid 82$ to SC to fix it as well

They are broken so easily when loading not so heavy stuff

They charged you to fix? That sucks. I've had both fixed under warranty. First one I dropped a salt bag on top of it. The weight as I dropped it was too much. Second time not sure how it broke but it did. Service centre fixed it both times under warranty.

 

[Bpnetguy]

How to fix broken Tesla Model X Rear Trunk Load Floor

 

[Chazz1]

I am not waiting for the trunk floor cover plastic tabs to break during my planned cross country trip. I installed wood supports on the sides for both the rear and front covers. The supports are a half inch higher than the fragile plastic tabs. I am attaching photos of my work. Hope this helps.

 

[KentuckyX]

Nice. That’s a GREAT tip for all.

 

[Axtrader]

I have broken these load floor minion brackets by simply carrying a case of Costco bottled water and driving over speed bumps; they are pretty fragile and break easily. So I have already broken both sides twice and had them repaired under warranty but now that I'm at 60K miles I thought I would add the wood reinforcements and cover them in trunk fabric. They look great and are able to support 200+ lbs now.

 

[ContentOtter]

Curious - where did you get the trunk carpet that matched so well?

 

[Axtrader]

Curious - where did you get the trunk carpet that matched so well?

You only need about 1/4 yard of material ($1.35) to cover both boards for so this 5 yard roll of black carpet liner is 20X more material than you need. 3M Super 77 spray is a fast and durable adhesive which makes this easy.

Install Bay AC301-5 Auto Carpet- Black -5-Yards https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JSY7BU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_93PWRQQNBHB3FBKBCT69

 

[ContentOtter]

You only need about 1/4 yard of material ($1.35) to cover both boards for so this 5 yard roll of black carpet liner is 20X more material than you need. 3M Super 77 spray is a fast and durable adhesive which makes this easy.

Install Bay AC301-5 Auto Carpet- Black -5-Yards https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JSY7BU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_93PWRQQNBHB3FBKBCT69

Thank you for the response.

 

[Genie]

Nice job! Did you use velcro tape to hold them in place?