Through an over-the-air upgrade, the corporation will be able to resolve the problem.
It has become necessary for Tesla to carry out yet another recall of its electric vehicles on a massive scale. Following the rules established by the federal government, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration discovered that the text size on a number of the instrument panel warning lights is insufficiently large. Therefore, in order to fix the problem, the business is recalling almost 2.2 million electric vehicles, which is almost every vehicle it has ever sold in the United States.
The carmaker will not require owners to bring their electric vehicle to a dealer or service facility, which is a relief for both Tesla and its customers. Over-the-air updates will be used to implement a fix for the issue.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found the issue during a routine safety compliance examination. Specifically, it was discovered that the writing on the brake, park, and antilock brake warning lights is far smaller than what is allowed by federal regulations. It was highlighted by the agency that this can make it difficult to interpret the information, which may therefore increase the likelihood of a collision occurring.
Model S (model years 2012-2023), Model X (model years 2016-2023), Model 3 (model years 2017-2023), Model Y (model years 2019-2024), and the Cybertruck are the electric vehicles that are impacted. Despite the fact that Tesla has discovered three warranty claims that could be connected to the issue, the company has not received any reports of injuries or accidents that are related to the issue.
After discovering a problem with its Autopilot system, Tesla issued a recall of a comparable magnitude in December. Moreover, it was able to fix that issue by means of an over-the-air update. It has since issued further recalls relating to door safety and backup camera issues, each of which affected more than 120,000 vehicles. These recalls were issued since the initial recall.
While this is going on, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reportedly upgraded its investigation into steering concerns. An engineering analysis is currently being carried out by the agency. As a result, the investigation, which encompasses more than 334,000 vehicles, is getting closer and closer to a recall.
Following the receipt of twelve allegations of steering control loss in 2023 Model Y and Model 3 electric vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) initiated the inquiry in July of last year. In the time since then, the government has been in possession of 115 complaints that are associated with the matter. Additionally, it has gotten 2,176 complaints from Tesla after making inquiries to the automobile manufacturer. The incident that led to one of the allegations is a collision.