Hit a pothole with my brand new car! Does tesla warrnety cover repair

My M3P I got, they gave me a free first month tire warranty, check your app maybe?

If you bought it brand new, it might have come with free one month tire and wheel protection. That would cover this.

I think you get 30 days for windshield but unsure about tires. Looks like you should replace it, sidewall damage isn't good

That isn't a warranty, that is an OOPS on your part. They are not going to fix something you caused. Real bummer this happened.

Luckily, it'll only be a few hundred bucks since the car shouldn't have too many miles on it!

If you got the wheel and tire hazard protection then yes it would be covered. Else no. Peel it back. If you don’t see bulging or cords or mesh then it might be ok if you put in rubber cement if you drive slowly for the next week. No road trips.

Yeah I got it. I bought warrenty also in case not sure if I need to fix this right away or can wait

Nope been there

That is a road hazard. If you have a road hazard warranty then it should be covered. Just drive to the service center that is definitely a driving safety issue. If you have coverage they will either fix it on the four if give you as loaner while they fix it

I think the "warrnety" won't work on that (sic).

Depending on documentation and the jurisdiction a lot of states will let you file claims with stuff like this I hit a crack on the 210 freeway in CA that popped 2 tires and filed a claim with Caltrans… they paid for both

Right away

The amount of people that ask this question is alarming.

How brand new? I think it delivers with a one-month windshield and tire protection enabled.

1 week

Pls be attentive while driving

I have bad news for you. Its going to happen again. Thats why 18"/19" rims are way better on Teslas for praticality!

Yeah that's what im thinking

Do you have a tire protection plan?

Yeah I have it

then yes.

This isn’t a warranty repair. Tesla didn’t build something incorrectly or poorly. You hit a pothole. It’s on you.

Claim under that then. Note it is a separate thing to warranty (which only covers manufacture defects and the likes, not damage from potholes etc)

And if you have mobile service, I’d call them to come fix it because if that bursts on the road you are going to have a heck of a lot more problems than just a busted tire.

Keep us apprised as to whether they cover it.

The 18 inch rims are awesome. I love mine. Apparently it increases range ever so slightly too.

Also, you don’t need Tesla specific rims or tires. Just go to your local huge tire chain store ( I went to discount tire) and they’ll know which ones work on a Tesla.

My wife was driving my M3 highland and hit a pothole on the freeway, blew out both passenger side tires. The tire warranty came in clutch and ended up paying $50 for 2 brand new tires installed by Tesla roadside assistance.

Nice! Thank you for the info

That pot hole could have been on the street outside the delivery center and it wouldn't be covered.

"I sliced my seat open, will warrenty cover this?"

You tried?

Pothole could be at the end of the delivery driveway and it wouldn't be covered. Tires are a wear item for any brand.

And to be clear. That's a separate extra to the included warrenty.

Yes there’s a separate monthly cost to it but worth it with the poor roads we have in SoCal.

On my Tesla I had complimentary first 30 days of tire/wheel protection plan and windshield protection plan coverage.

Do you have the wheel care? Then no. Get used to wheel problems.

Why would Tesla (or any car company) cover your mistake?

Nope. Sorry

But Tesla now has tire coverage subscription that does cover this. Similar to windshield coverage. And they give one free month of windshield I know. Not sure if tire is included but worth inquiring. Or being as OP is only one week out, should at least be able to add protection.

I just got a notification that confirmed my Tesla came with 30 days of complimentary windshield and tire protection.

You should be covered by the complimentary windshield and tire protection.

I got it checked out tesla does not cover cosmetics damages it has to be un drivable

And a gash in the sidewall is cosmetic? Thanks for confirming what I thought which is the tire coverage isn’t worth it. I will go buy certificates at Discount Tire.