Source: China Forces Tesla To Recall Most Model S, X Models, Company Responds Tesla has announced a recall for 18,182 units of the Model S and X in China. In a letter obtained by Electrek from Elizabeth H. Mykytiuk, Tesla’s managing counsel for regulatory affairs, to NHTSA informing the US government of this recall in China, Tesla disputes the need for a recall and claims it's only doing so because the alternative of having to deal with the Chinese government's consequences is more onerous. Tesla will have to replace the "rear linkages of the left and right front suspension" and the "upper linkages of the left and right rear suspension" with a new, more robust one. Tesla, however, claims there is no defect causing its suspensions to break, but rather that component failures have been caused by driver abuse – things like striking pot holes too hard or hitting curbs. The 18,182 vehicles being recalled is a very different number from the one Gasgoo originally reported. According to that first report, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) wanted the recall of 29,193 Model S and Model X cars manufactured between September 17, 2013, and August 16, 2017, and 19,249 other Model S units produced between September 17, 2013, and October 15, 2018. Bob Wilson
Onuris - what a perfect word. Make things so hard to even break even - that you have to leave the country? I'm sure the Tesla Corporation had to weigh that scenario into their considerations prior to building both battery & vehicle Manufacturing. Chinese cars have evolved from absolute garbage - some 10-15yrs ago to sort of reasonably okay. Much much cheaper than buying a Honda, Suzuki, or European Import. That being the case, picking on a questionable Tesla quality steering part at a minimum - raises a red flag. It would be worth taking the issue to court and showing two or three Chinese made cars hitting big potholes and running into curbs and see which car's fare better. .
