Tesla did not "salvage" his…
Tesla did not "salvage" his vehicle. Only the insurance company gets to total the car. There isn't even any evidence the car was ever wrecked other than what Tesla claims, and they've got enough of a history that they can't be taken at their word. Remember when they started disabling paid permanent, noon-subscription features on used cars because the new owner hadn't paid for them?
Tesla is a dishonest company. The rational suspicion is that this is just Tesla pulling another fast one