Tesla Sued Over Odometer Readings Inflated by Up to 15%

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Tesla faces a class action lawsuit alleging the company deliberately inflates odometer readings to push vehicles out of warranty coverage faster.

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Los Angeles resident Nyree Hinton claims his Model Y's odometer ran at least 15% too fast, sometimes showing 72 daily miles when he drove only 20.

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The lawsuit alleges Tesla's odometers don't track actual distance but instead reflect energy consumption, driving habits, and "predictive algorithms."

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Hinton got stuck with a $10,000 suspension repair bill after his basic 50,000-mile warranty expired prematurely due to allegedly inflated mileage.

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The complaint accuses Tesla of boosting repair revenue and reducing warranty obligations by tying coverage limits to artificially inflated odometer readings.

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Tesla has denied all material allegations in the lawsuit but hasn't provided specific comments on the odometer tampering claims.

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The proposed class action could potentially represent more than one million Tesla vehicles in California alone.

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Tesla recently moved the case from state court to federal court in Los Angeles this month.

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This isn't Tesla's first rodeo with measurement-related litigation - the company faced separate claims about inflated driving range estimates that were forced into individual arbitration.

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