Tesla Cases Under Minnesota Lemon Law
Tesla cases in Minnesota — phantom braking (1-attempt safety threshold), Autopilot/FSD, HV battery, cold-weather charging issues.
Tesla has growing Twin Cities market share. Tesla cases are pursued under Minn. Stat. § 325F.665 — including the 1-attempt serious safety defect threshold for phantom braking and similar safety-critical defects.
Common Tesla defect patterns
- Phantom braking — categorical 1-attempt safety defect.
- Autopilot / Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver-assist defects — 1-attempt safety threshold.
- HV battery degradation — Minnesota cold significantly affects.
- Yoke steering hardware issues — 1-attempt safety defect.
- OTA firmware update bricks.
- Charge port heater failures — Minnesota winter critical.
- MCU2 / MCU3 infotainment crashes.
- Cold-weather range loss.
Tesla-specific Minnesota considerations
- Sub-zero range degradation — Minnesota among the harshest winter EV operating environments.
- Cold-weather Supercharger throttling.
- Cabin preconditioning essential.
Tesla service model
Tesla operates without traditional dealers. Minnesota Tesla service: Eden Prairie, Maplewood, Bloomington.
Bottom line
Tesla cases are well-suited to Minnesota’s framework — phantom braking and driver-assist defects qualify under the 1-attempt safety threshold, with § 325F.665 subd. 9 fees + Private AG Statute fees.
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