01:45 PM EDT, 06/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tesla (TSLA) has been sued in a federal court in a antitrust putative class action lawsuit alleging monopolization of markets for repairs and parts, according to a court document filed Monday.

The document submitted in the US District Court for the Northern District of California said that the case arises from five related lawsuits and the plaintiffs are owners or lessors of battery-electric motor vehicles manufactured by Tesla.

The case alleges that Tesla EVs can only be maintained and repaired by a service provider "who specializes in the maintenance and repair of Tesla EVs" and the "vague provisions" in the company's warranties prevent owners from repairing their own vehicles or using independent service providers.

US District Judge Trina L. Thompson in San Francisco ruled that owners are allowed to try to prove that Tesla's warranty constraints force them into paying more and waiting longer to have their vehicles fixed.

Tesla didn't immediately respond to a request for comment by MT Newswires.

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