Tesla claimed ‘driver abuse’ for ‘defective’ part failures, Reuters reports

Tens of thousands of Tesla owners have had premature failures of suspension or steering parts, according to a Reuters review of thousands of Tesla documents.The records and interviews indicate that automaker “has long known far more about the frequency and extent of the defects than it has disclosed to consumers and safety regulators,” added the story. ” According to Reuters, “Tesla told U.S. regulators the failures were caused by ‘driver abuse’ and instructed service centers to blame failures on “vehicle misuse, like “hitting a curb.”