NHTSA recall 09V178000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 09V178000 |
| Manufacturer | TESLA MOTORS |
| Reported | 2009-05-26 |
| Owners notified | 2009-05-28 |
| Component | WHEELS:HUB |
| Units potentially affected | 345 |
What is wrong
TESLA MOTORS, INC. IS RECALLING 345 MY 2008 TESLA ROADSTER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 2008 AND APRIL 22, 2009. THE REAR HUB FLANGE BOLTS ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY BE UNDER-TORQUED AND MAY BECOME LOOSE. A LOOSE HUB COULD LEAD TO DEGRADATION IN VEHICLE HANDLING, AND A RUBBING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.
What can happen
IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT ADDRESSED PROMPTLY, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
The remedy
TESLA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TESLA TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-888-3752.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2008 TESLA ROADSTER | Built 2008-03-01 to 2009-04-22. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| RCL-09-31-001 | 2009-09-25. Service bulletin. TESLA: SOME VEHICLES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WHERE THE REAR HUB FLANGE BOLTS HAVE BEEN UNDERTORQUED. THIS ISSUE APPLIES ONLY TO THE REAR HUB ASSEMBLY. THE REAR HUB FLANGE BOLTS ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES ARE UNDER TORQUED AND MAY BECOME LOOSE. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.