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schiffern • today at 4:04 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

  >off-road incident
Big nothingburger in other words.

Obviously the NHTSA ('Highway' is in the name) doesn't care if you boulder-crawl and break your car. That's easy, in any car!

Boulder crawling typically involves heavily modified vehicles for a reason.

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CharlieDigital • today at 4:05 PM

Read the recall link:

    > If the cracks persist and worsen, it may result in the wheel detaching entirely.
    > 
    > ...engineers determined that continued use under strain could eventually lead to separation of the wheel stud from the hub.
Watch the YT video.

Telsa made bad engineering choices on this vehicle. There's no point defending it.

Is it because your world view fractures with a fallible Musk?

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