NHTSA Complaint #11286931 — 2013 TESLA MODEL S

SUMMARY: VEHICLE TPMS HAS BEEN DISABLED DUE TO A SOFTWARE REVISION. TESLA RELEASED V10 SOFTWARE FOR MODEL S VEHICLES. 2012-2014 CARS HAVE A LEGACY TPMS SYSTEM WHICH THE PREVIOUS SOFTWARE ALLOWED THE USER TO RESET THE TPMS, IF AN ERROR OCCURRED OR A DIFFERENT WHEEL/TIRE COMBINATION WAS SWAPPED FOR THE SEASON. ONCE THE RESET BUTTON WAS PRESSED THE SYSTEM WOULD LEARN THE NEW SENSORS AND THE ERROR WOULD RESET. THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE RESET BUTTON HAS BEEN REMOVED TO ACCOMODATE NEWER CARS WITH A NEWER, SMARTER TPMS SYSTEM FROM CONTINENTAL. THIS NEW SYSTEM SIMPLY REQUIRES YOU TO START DRIVING, AND IT AUTO LEARNS THE NEW SENSORS. VERSION 10 FAILS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE OLDER CARS WITH THE OLDER TPMS SYSTEM. AS IT STANDS NOW, THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE USER TO RESET THE TPMS, THUS OWNERS ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH A DISABLED, FEDERALLY MANDATED SAFETY SYSTEM. TESLA HAS ENCOURAGED OWNERS TO UPGRADE OLDER CARS TO THE NEWER SYSTEM AT SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE, WHEN ALL WE NEED IS THE ORIGINAL FUNCTIONALITY OF THE RESET BUTTON THAT WAS PART OF THE VEHICLES ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION.