It is an irrelevant fact. Not useful at all, other than to asnwer the question that was not asked: “how common is this poor maintenance on US roads?”

I read it in the same sense as reproduce a bug.

I don't think the word reproduction is always used as strictly as your definition. In computer software/hardware the word is used even if the geographical location and hardware is different. I don't see using it to reproduce car issues would be any different.

If anything it's more damning since this repro shows that the behavior is not just some quirk related to the road surface or line painting at the original location.

But I still think it's fair to call it a reproduction since he showed that the car did try to steer him into the barrier. Which is a problem that the owner who died in the crash had reported to Tesla.