Tesla NACS Adapter Recall / Replacement Notice (10/24/24)

[Maxx]

332 and no email

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[Newton]

So I guess “reduced charging speed” is the new EV euphemism for “overheating”. The ”charge port damage” part indicates that this isn’t a bad temp sensor.

Given the currents involved, this is a fairly dangerous problem. Once the stuff that is supposed to keep the two hot wires insulated from each other starts to melt, things go south pretty quickly. Fortunately there are temp sensors in the Tesla handle, but apparently it is still possible for the combination to get hot enough to melt something in the charge port.

I would not advise doing the Tesla wet rag trick on this adapter.

Ford needs to tell us more about what the issue, from the limited information they have announced I think that it should be a recall. It isn’t going to help as far as getting the Tesla community to accept non-Teslas at their chargers.

 

[Blochead21]

I think I was #6 but no email received here either.

 

[Jim Lewis]

I ordered at the end of the day on 2/29/24, so I still haven't gotten my adapter. My latest status still says October 2024. I wonder if the bad batch business is going to push us Johnny Come Latelys further into the future?

 

[Mike G]

What were the order numbers for each of your original adapters?
Were they received at the same or similar time frame?

FAE:90006443
FAE:90004329

Received June/July timeframe with a week between deliveries.

 

[RickLightning]

June shipments are the recalled batch.

 

[johnnyonetime]

#6455 delivered mid June and I received the email yesterday morning.

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