For the second time in less than a week, Tesla is recalling over 300,000 vehicles in the United States owing to a taillight issue.
A total of 321,628 cars are possibly affected by the recall, including certain Model Y SUVs and Model 3 sedans produced between 2020 and 2023. In a report to the NHTSA, the business acknowledged that “in rare situations, taillamps on one or both sides of impacted cars may intermittently flash owing to a software malfunction.”
As of earlier this week, Tesla has also issued a recall for 29,348 Model X vehicles due to malfunctioning airbags. Tesla observed that the front passenger airbag might deploy in a “unintended configuration during certain low-speed collision occurrences,” as stated in the recall notice.
In particular, the warning refers to “low-speed crash occurrences when a 3- or 6-year-old front passenger is unbelted and out of place, [which] may enhance the risk of harm.” However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggests that youngsters that age use a car seat or booster seat in the rear seat.
Shares of the automaker dropped about 3 percent on Friday after the news broke, hitting lows not seen in nearly two years, as reported by Reuters.
All owners of recalled Tesla vehicles will receive a free software update sent over-the-air (OTA) to fix the problems that prompted the recalls.
As of the 15th of November, cars in production and pre-delivery containment were updated with the firmware upgrade that fixes the problematic airbag behavior. On or around the 17th of November, Tesla alerted all of its retail and service locations throughout the globe of the recall.
Tesla claims it has not received any reports of accidents, injuries, or fatalities associated with the defective airbag or taillight.
These are the most recent recalls Tesla has reported to the NHTSA. Due to a software update that disabled power steering assist on bumpy roads, the firm recalled over 40,000 Model S and Model X vehicles on November 1.
On September 19th, it was discovered that the automated windows in over a million automobiles were using excessive force while retracting.
According to Sky News, Tesla has already issued 19 recall campaigns this year, affecting more than 3.7 million vehicles.
