The problem outlined in this article was so absolutely banal I don't believe it caused any safety concerns at all. The front control arms were poorly designed so that the wear in the bushings would cause them to squeak. This happened to ours car after 4.5 years. It cost me 200$ out of warranty to repair.
That's what this whole article is about squeaky bushings. Notice how they make no definitive claims about anything and vaguely make some throw away comments on safety without mentioning anything concrete? That's because it's all over a squeaking noise.
Good part is the new control arms make the car feel like even more planted and improved cornering (which was previously amazing already).
200$ that's the only maintenance cost my Tesla had in the first 4.5 years. What a scandal!
