We rented a car last week that had 11 paired Bluetooth devices and like 1400 entries in the phone book. I was kind of jealous because my Leaf only allows 3 devices. I wiped it all out before returning the car.
If the secondhand purchase was a general person-to-person sale, sure.
If buying secondhand from a dealer, or the manufacturer, I'd be expecting some sort of refurbishment. At the minimum a proper detailed cleaned, full service, and software factory reset plus latest software upgrades at the relevant price-point.
If it is a true certified, the checklist (standarized by the manufacturer) will have to be signed off by a factory-certified technician, so there is a paper-trail.
If there is a law covering it, I'd be interested to know it.
I believe a court would find it was the owner's responsibility to wipe it, not Tesla's. Tesla didn't put it there.
Sounds like you theory crafting rather than an actual law.
Sure, but considering that most users don't even know how to pair a device without step-by-step instructions, I find it highly unlikely that they'll understand the implications of the car reading and storing personal information provided by their phone much less how to delete it.
And given that this is Tesla we're talking about, whose products directly encourage you to have your phone paired (more than any other car of its type), even more people would be affected than they would be from, say, a Leaf (where you don't have to do that, and where it's unlikely to be as easy as it is on a Tesla).
They do? The cars all come with wireless data, streaming, maps, and internet. In the Model 3, using your phone as a Key is done via BLE and doesn't involve pairing which is a sperate function.
I would say they're indifferent to your phone but let you use it if you choose.
If so, does it clear out data on car only or does it clear me out of Tesla's cloud as well?