It is anticipated that an update will be made available over the air in the month of June.
Tesla has a history of recalling vehicles due to safety concerns, and now the company has another recall to add to its record. Reuters reports that the business is recalling 125,227 vehicles because there is a problem with the system that alerts drivers to use their seat belts. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the motorist may be unbuckled, but the warning light and chime may still not activate. This is a possibility. The federal safety requirements have been violated by this defect, which may enhance the likelihood of an individual being injured.
The vehicles that are affected span the past ten years and include some of the Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y versions that were manufactured between 2012 and 2024, 2015 and 2024, and 2017 and 2023 respectively. In order to resolve the issue, Tesla will modify the sensor so that it no longer depends on the weight of the seat but rather on whether or not the buckle is plugged in and the vehicle is turned on. In June, an update that is delivered over the air should start.
In December, Tesla made headlines by recalling more than two million vehicles in response to safety concerns over Autopilot and an investigation conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for two years. As the year progressed, additional recalls were issued: Tesla issued a recall in January for 200,000 Model S, X, and Y vehicles manufactured between 2023 and 2024 owing to a software error that prohibited the backup camera from functioning when the vehicle was in reverse, which is the precise circumstances in which it is required. The vehicles that were included accounted for more than ten percent of the total output of the company in 2023. Additionally, in April, Tesla issued a recall for 3,878 Cybertrucks after discovering that an accelerator pad had the potential to become detached.