OAN’s James Myers
8:38am – Friday, February 2, 2024
Tesla has announced a new recall involving nearly all electric vehicles in the United States.
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Regulators announced Friday that 2.2 million Tesla cars will be recalled due to incorrectly sized warning lights.
This comes after the Elon Musk-founded company two months ago recalled 2.03 million vehicles, the largest recall at the time, to install new safety features in Autopilot advanced driver assistance systems. is.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the latest recall includes nearly all Tesla EV models, including Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, Model Y, and 2024 Cybertruck vehicles. That’s what it means.
“Small warning light font sizes can make important safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash,” NHTSA said.
According to Tesla, on January 23, the company began releasing a free over-the-air software update to fix the issue.
Owner notification forms are expected to be mailed by March 30, 2024, according to NHTSA.
More than two years ago, NHTSA began investigating 11 accidents involving Tesla vehicles involving “stationary first responders and Tesla vehicles operating with Autosteer activated,” according to recall documents.
Dating back to early December, Tesla discovered nine warranty claims from July 2021 to September 2023 that may be related to this issue.
Additionally, the electric car maker released a software update on December 7th.th “Incorporating additional controls and warnings already present in affected vehicles to further encourage drivers to comply with ongoing driving responsibilities whenever Autosteer is engaged,” according to NHTSA. .
And in January, China’s market regulator announced that Elon Musk’s company would recall 1.62 million cars exported to China over similar concerns.
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