Tesla has recalled greater than 125,000 automobiles to repair an issue with their seat belt warning programs.
The problem facilities on Tesla’s seat belt warning system, which is meant to point out a visible and audible reminder to the drivers when their seat belt just isn’t mounted. The seat belt warning sign on sure of the automakers’s automobiles is failing to go off, violating federal security requirements, in line with paperwork Tesla filed with the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA).
The recall consists of 2012 to 2024 Mannequin S, 2015 to 2024 Mannequin X, 2017 to 2023 Mannequin 3 and 2020 to 2023 Mannequin Y automobiles. Tesla has 104 guarantee claims in regards to the seat belt guarantee concern, the paperwork present.
Tesla stated it is not conscious of any collisions, fatalities or accidents which may be associated to the situation. The electrical car maker, which is headed by billionaire Elon Musk, plans to deploy a free software program replace to the affected automobiles in June.
The seat belt concern is the most recent in a collection of current Tesla remembers. In April the corporate recalled 3,878 of its 2024 Cybertrucks after it found that the accelerator pedal can change into caught, doubtlessly inflicting the car to speed up unintentionally and enhance the danger of a crash. The corporate in January additionally recalled practically 200,000 automobiles within the U.S. as a result of the backup digicam can malfunction whereas the automotive is in reverse.
In February, NHTSA introduced the recall of practically 2.2 million Tesla automobiles offered within the U.S. as a result of some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small.
—The Related Press contributed to this report.