Tesla Releases First Ever Parts Catalog Allowing Owner And 3rd Party Repairs

Good luck if you want to work on your own Tesla by yourself. The automaker has historically made it really hard for tinkerers to be able to repair and modify their own cars by limiting access to documentation and parts.

Tesla has been talking about getting on board with the “Right to Repair” and now they have taken an important first step in that direction by releasing their parts catalog for Model 3, Model S, Model X, and Roadster to the public.

The “Right to Repair”, which primarily aims to force electronic manufacturers to sell replacement parts and make their diagnostic and service manuals available to independent repair shops and consumers, is gaining some traction.

Truthy - 10/29/2018 12:30:36 PM

+5 Boost

Maybe if you buy all the parts from the catalog you can assemble your own Model 3, both quicker and with better quality.

LaurentC - 10/29/2018 10:40:22 PM

-10 Boost

People expect from extraordinary people to be bigger than god or else are extremely disappointed. They also expect from unicorns company to have the same level of maturity than 100 year plus companies or else they short their their stock. Neither of those are possible.

It is normal for a company like Tesla to not be able to offer the same level of aftermarket service as Toyota let say. What is important is to show a direction and Tesla just proved that they are working on the issue by releasing their parts catalog.

Tesla is doing in 20 years what Mercedes-Benz has taken more than a century to build. Give them a break.

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