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Tesla Recalls 3 Million Cars in China: Why Not the US? (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/FuckMusk@lemmy.ca
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Tesla filed a recall covering nearly 3 million vehicles in China over emergency door releases that are hard to find after a crash. Eight other automakers did the same on the same day. In the US, NHTSA has had two open investigations into the same issue for a year, and no recalls. I break down what the Chinese regulator found, what the fix actually is, where NHTSA stands, and why China's battery pack standard (GB 38031-2025) is also well ahead of FMVSS 305.

Yes, I know there's a mechanical release. That's the point.

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[–] 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Perhaps stating the bloomin obvious, but Trillionaire man with ridiculous influence and access to decision / policy makers says "fuck you" to Americans.

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    • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    My guess is that China has better standards for their people.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

    More so they're willing to punish rich people when they do something wrong

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    • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    They need to do like BMW where the electric release and emergency release are the same handle. Just have to pull it a little further. Although the ideal is to get rid of these stupid electric releases all together.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I don't even know how those electric releases got allowed in first the first place. Sure its totally fine to have a manual release behind the speaker grill. Money most definitely changed hands.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    get rid of these stupid electric releases all together.

    Remote entry and keyless ignition is the reason cars are easy to steal and insurance is spiking to pay for it.

    We now back to the 1990s and THE CLUB.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Those were kind of a joke to get around too. The tolerances in the cams was so great, I could open most of them with a small paper clip. And I'm not talking about bending into a hook or rake, I mean I could literally shove the whole paper clip as is, unmodified, and turn the cylinder. And most thieves would just bust the steering wheel. But I've never seen one like you posted a picture of. I hope they reworked the locking mechanism.

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