Tesla isn't blaming the user or pretending it knew all along, it's trying to avoid a mandatory recall. The letter here [0] is a response to a letter from the Na

Tesla isn't blaming the user or pretending it knew all along, it's trying to avoid a mandatory recall. The letter here [0] is a response to a letter from the National Highway Transport Safety Administration, which has the power to force a mandatory recall of all affected Tesla vehicles. Tesla argues that a mandatory recall is unnecessary because the eMMC wearout is not a safety concern and is not the type of defect that should trigger a mandatory recall. Part of that argument is that eMMC is an expected wear item, that even without the over-the-air firmware updates already deployed the eMMC is expected to last 5-6 years, and that a failing eMMC does not cause dangerous conditions. Tesla has also promised to voluntarily recall and replace any affected hardware for free. Tesla argues that what it is doing makes a mandatory recall unnecessary. [0] https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2020/INRL-EA20003-82493P.pdf https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2020/INRL-EA20003-82493P.pd...