NHTSA Complaint #10563948 — 2013 TESLA MODEL S

DESPITE THE 14V006000 RECALL BEING ISSUED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, CUSTOMERS ARE COMPLAINING THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION, SO THEY HAVE BEEN UNAWARE OF THE FIRE HAZARDS AND ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT ONLINE AFTER THEIR CHARGE CONNECTORS FAILED AFTER THE RECALL. ALLEGEDLY ON JANUARY 9, 2014 TESLA CEO ELON MUSK CLAIMED THAT RELATED RECALLED TESLA MODEL S. ADAPTERS WOULD BE MAILED OUT WITHIN TWO WEEKS. YET A MONTH LATER CUSTOMERS AND ALLEGEDLY EVEN TESLA SERVICE CENTERS HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT ADAPTERS. THE PROPOSED RECALL AS IT STANDS SEEMS TO BE INSUFFICIENT BECAUSE THE ONLY HARDWARE THAT IS REPLACED IS THE ADAPTER. THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE ADAPTER AND THE UMC MODULE ARE WELL DOCUMENTED TO BE THE SOURCE OF MANY OVERHEATING, MELTING AND BURNING EVENTS. THESE CONNECTIONS SHOULD PROBABLY BE REPLACED WITH CONNECTORS THAT ARE BETTER CAPABLE OF CARRYING THE HIGH CURRENT FOR LONG DURATIONS. DESPITE TESLA TRYING TO PORTRAY A SOFTWARE UPDATE AS A "FIX", TESLA CHARGE CONNECTORS CONTINUE TO OVERHEAT, MELT AND BURN. DESPITE TESLA TRYING TO SCAPEGOAT HOUSE WIRING AND WALL OUTLETS AS THE PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE OCCURRENCES OF TESLA CHARGE CONNECTIONS OVERHEATING, MELTING AND BURNING THAT HOUSE WIRING AND WALL OUTLETS ARE NOT THE SOURCE. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT HOUSE WIRING AND WALL OUTLETS HAVE BEEN AND WILL BE A CAUSE AND OR FACTOR IN SOME CASES, HOWEVER THAT SHOULD NOT DIVERT ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE FAULTY TESLA CHARGE CONNECTIONS THAT ARE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR