Tesla Refusing To Transfer Ownership Records For Salvaged Vehicles

Tesla Refusing To Transfer Ownership Records For Salvaged Vehicles
Tesla’s salvaged vehicles make for an excellent project for rebuilders, or a chance to have an industry-leading electric car for a discounted price. Some members of the community have even made the act of rebuilding wrecked or damaged Teslas a career, like Rich Rebuilds, who runs a prominent YouTube channel. However, Tesla stopped allowing Supercharging on their salvaged vehicles in February 2020. This move ended fast charging capabilities for the owners of wrecked and refurbished Teslas, but now rebuilders are reporting that the electric vehicle company is taking away more function.

We received a tip from a Tesla salvager who says the company is now refusing to update ownership records, nor will it activate the smartphone application, which enables some functions for the electric vehicle in question. However, Tesla has a reason for doing this, and it has to do with revenue and passenger safety, which is something the company is under a microscope for from its harshest critics.

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MDarringerMDarringer - 4/27/2020 4:42:13 PM
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Just another predatory business practice from Tesla. Why are we surprised?


ricks0mericks0me - 4/27/2020 4:56:52 PM
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Tesla Refusing To Transfer Ownership Records For Salvaged Vehicles

Matt said: Just another predatory business practice from Tesla. Why are we surprised?

Rick said: Tesla does not need to transfer ownership records. It is understood that you are buying a piece of sh!t


atc98092atc98092 - 4/27/2020 6:29:36 PM
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If you actually read the entire article, you can see there's a little more to it than that. There's a valid legal/liability reason Tesla is doing that for salvaged vehicles. The article examines both sides of the issue, and while there's a valid justification for the rebuilders, the legal issues have to take precedence.


vdivvdiv - 4/27/2020 6:42:12 PM
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That "legal reason" is causing insurance rates for these cars to skyrocket. Why is Tesla shooting itself in the foot? Seems very shortsighted.


carloslassitercarloslassiter - 4/27/2020 6:55:55 PM
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Just another predatory business practice from Tesla. Why are we surprised?
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A week ago you were in here telling us that it was time for the US to be "absolutely vicious economically".

Shouldn't you be applauding these guys?




MDarringerMDarringer - 4/27/2020 7:01:45 PM
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You're being a typical Alt-Left person who edits comments or leaves context out. My comments--as you well know Carlitos--were about a radically different kind of business trade relations. Businesses that operate within a country are subject to the laws of that country. Nice try at a smear campaign, but you are too shallow of a thinker and only follow the false narratives of your fascist-socialist finger buddies.


atc98092atc98092 - 4/28/2020 8:45:34 AM
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Matt, he quoted your complete post. There was no editing or missing context.


MDarringerMDarringer - 4/28/2020 10:24:58 AM
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And it's 100% out of context. The quote is from a thread about an entirely different issue. It's completely apples to oranges. What I said exists within the container of the context of the previous discussion, but this is what you Alt-Left people do. You decontextualize and then misrepresent all while pretending that what you're saying is true. It's kinda like how you CNN worshippers decontextualized and misrepresented what YOUR President said and then acted like the told people to go find dirty needles in the parking lot and inject lysol into their veins.


atc98092atc98092 - 4/28/2020 11:53:48 AM
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If you think I'm alt-left, you really haven't a clue about me. :) Not even close...


MDarringerMDarringer - 4/28/2020 12:30:32 PM
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Your stances show that you're Alt-Left.


MDarringerMDarringer - 4/27/2020 6:56:52 PM
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Fact: all of the connectivity features are a part of the product that when the customer purchases the vehicle they in turn own. Tesla needs to be sued over this and they would LOSE.


CANADIANCOMMENTSCANADIANCOMMENTS - 4/27/2020 9:21:56 PM
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I can't see how any of this would hold up in court. If it's on the order sheet or part of a purchase for the car made after the sale (with a bill to prove it) then what leg has Tesla to stand on?


MDarringerMDarringer - 4/28/2020 10:31:09 AM
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It would hold up in court because the connectivity is part and parcel with the features that sold the car. It really is quite simple.


countguycountguy - 4/27/2020 7:27:08 PM
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Teslas are ugly pieces of crap.


scenicbyway12scenicbyway12 - 4/27/2020 7:46:49 PM
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I'm with Tesla on this, no manufacture offers any warranty on salvaged vehicles. These people are buying a literal piece of trash. Honoring recalls is even sketchy on salvaged vehicles.

As iffy as some of these rebuilt cars are and as complex as a Tesla is, I wouldn't want to park next to one of these POS.


MDarringerMDarringer - 4/28/2020 10:33:10 AM
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Under the law, salvage title vehicles CAN legally be returned to road use and if the vehicle is still within its warranty period when the vehicle is returned to the road the warranty applies. For Tesla to refuse is for them to be arbitrary and capricious and that is not allowed under the law.


scenicbyway12scenicbyway12 - 4/28/2020 1:30:15 PM
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Nope, a salvage title voids the manufacture warranty. Since salvage title cars are vehicles that have been declared a total loss, flood-damaged, or non-repairable there is no warranty. Some manufacture may cover original and non-damaged airbags, emission components, and those may be required by some states, but the original manufacturer warranty is voided.



Vette71Vette71 - 4/28/2020 1:37:31 PM
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What law Matt? Having purchased salvage cars and put them back on the road, it was a state issue to declare them fit for service and a rebuilt title was issued. Any factory warranty was voided when they were declared salvage and it wasn't restored when the vehicle was rebuilt as they had no responsibility for the quality of the parts and work done. The manufacturer was only responsible to perform safety recall work on the rebuilt vehicle.


MDarringerMDarringer - 4/28/2020 1:48:02 PM
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In California, people driving cars with salvage titles have successfully sued and won warranty reimbursements from the manufacturers. Manufacturers are no off the hook as long as lawsuits successful hold them accountable.


scenicbyway12scenicbyway12 - 4/28/2020 2:14:43 PM
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Please cite a case.



MDarringerMDarringer - 4/28/2020 2:44:48 PM
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Do the research yourself, asshole. You aren't interested in the answer anyway.


scenicbyway12scenicbyway12 - 4/28/2020 3:12:52 PM
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So your just making it up.


MDarringerMDarringer - 4/28/2020 3:48:13 PM
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Quite the contrary. Personal loss.


scenicbyway12scenicbyway12 - 4/28/2020 8:26:48 PM
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lol


carloslassitercarloslassiter - 4/28/2020 11:42:25 AM
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I really don't give a crap because I'm not in the market for a salvaged Tesla, but if it bothers you that much you should take them to court.

You seem to have an immense amount of free time, and it would be a great opportunity for you to demonstrate to people that, in addition to being an amateur engineer, brilliant economist and self-proclaimed genius psychologist you are also an expert lawyer.


MDarringerMDarringer - 4/28/2020 2:45:35 PM
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Well I am better educated than most of the lesser beings here.


mre30mre30 - 4/28/2020 5:08:23 PM
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Despite the 20+ comments preceding, this is very simple...

"Additionally, Tesla makes money when they sell new cars, not when people buy wrecked ones and decide to rebuild them. Let’s not forget, this is a car company, and ultimately a business. While Tesla’s mission is to provide people with safe and affordable electric vehicles that benefit our environment and our well-being, they need to make money."

Tesla wants to reduce the number of Teslas on the road to juice demand for used ones and new ones. Plus, Tesla does not want the bad press from the fragile totalled then rebuilt Tesla's when they burst into flame or have some other issue.

Tesla is in panic mode and is desparate to control the demand curve for their vehicles.

On some level, I think Musk views Tesla's like iPhones which are best to become 'bricked' after a couple of years.

To the landfill old Tesla's will go.
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