Tesla is recalling a whopping 1.1 million cars due to problems with its auto-reversing window system.
Electric car maker Tesla (TSLA) is back in the news today due to an auto-reversing software issue in some vehicle models that has forced a recall of 1.1 million vehicles. At this time, if something is preventing it from closing, such as the driver’s or passenger’s arm, the window may not respond properly and injury may result. It seems to be happening and the company claims it can be fixed by rolling out an update.
The news comes via a Reuters report that says Tesla is in talks with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about the issue and the Elon Musk-owned EV company plans to roll out a software update to fix it. brought to us. problem. Tesla claims no customers have filed complaints or resulted in injury or death due to the auto-reversing window issue, and NHTSA said it could pinch a driver or passenger before the system could properly retract. warns consumers that
1.1 million vehicle recalls include Model X and Model 3 vehicles built between 2017 and 2022, Model Y vehicles built between 2020 and 2021, and models built between 2021 and 2022 Focus on S cars. The problem was first discovered during his product testing in August, when Tesla researchers warned that “the response to pinch detection was greater than expected.” The results themselves do not meet NHTSA standards.
Musk himself said on his Twitter account that he feels the wording of this recall is “outdated and inaccurate” and simply “a small over-the-air software update.” All Tesla cars in production have been given software to recalibrate the automatic window reversing system as of September 19th, so this problem shouldn’t exist in newer cars.
