Tesla is recalling greater than 125,000 vehicles to repair a seatbelt warning system which will increase the chance of injury in a crash.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the recall includes certain Model S (2012-2024), Model X (2015-2024), Model 3 (2017-2023) and Model Y (2020-2023) vehicles.
The seat belt reminder system is designed to supply audible and visual warnings to drivers to alert them that their seat belt just isn’t fastened. The NHTSA stated that on certain vehicles, the audible and visual warnings didn’t activate on the intended time, which doesn’t meet federal safety requirements.
The NHTSA said that as of Tuesday, Tesla had identified 104 warranty claims that could be related to the condition. The company just isn’t aware of any collisions, deaths or injuries that could be related to the condition.
Tesla, headed by billionaire Elon Musk, plans to supply a free over-the-air software update for affected vehicles in June. The software update will remove the software’s dependence on the driving force’s seat occupancy switch and rely only on the driving force’s seat belt buckle and ignition status to activate the seat belt reminder signals.
Last month, Tesla recalled 3,878 of its 2024 Cyber ​​trucks after determining that the accelerator pedal can get stuck, possibly causing vehicle to unintended acceleration and thus to an increased risk of accidents.
In February, the NHTSA announced recall of nearly 2.2 million Tesla vehicles sold within the United States because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. The agency also announced on the time that it updated a study from 2023 from Tesla’s steering problems to a technical evaluation – one step closer to a recall.
In April, the NHTSA stated that Investigation whether Tesla’s recall of its Autopilot driving system last yr was enough to make sure drivers were being attentive to the road.
