Which problematic parts has Tesla redesigned?

[aadams1278]

I’m a day 1 reservation holder and have been waiting to pull the trigger until early issues are mostly behind us. I own a first production 2018 Model 3 and 2022 Model Y. The Y has much nicer build quality/fewer issues than the 3 and most of that is just lessons learned in between IMO.

I’ve read about several owners taking cybertrucks in for service and Tesla fixes their issue and it hasn’t reoccurred. In other cases problems do reoccur. The most concerning issue I’m aware of being inverter problems that prevent driving.

The question I’m interested in is when Tesla “fixes” these problems, are they replacing broken parts with newly designed parts that eliminate the issue or are they simply replacing it with an identical part and hoping the first one was just defective?

I realize owners may or may not know the details of this for resolved issues, but also know sometimes the service techs will give additional details. Please share if you know.

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[hemiarch]

Not sure of the answer but I think the cantrail debacle offers some perspective. They are apparently completely replacing the glue approach with a different design.
Perhaps one of my colder weather friends who have already done the recall can chime in.

 

[WormtownKris]

Early builds are getting a slightly redesigned wiper. (they also gave an OTA Update to improve washer flow). Some if needed are receiving an extra slat and mods to limit tonneau cover water infiltration. I think there were a few others that haven't been mentioned yet, including subtle tweaks to limit interior squeaks and noises.

 

[James Cole]

Would like to know this as well…

Options are: buy 2024 40k vin with 10k off from Tesla or a 2025…

I am not sure if I should wait, even open to buying a Cyberbeast used as am paying cash but looking at a higher vin.

 

[hemiarch]

Would like to know this as well…

Options are: buy2024 40k vin with 10k off from Tesla or a 2025…

I am not sure if I should wait, even open to buying a Cyberbeast used as am paying cash but looking at a higher vin.

Go for the free supercharging

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