Tesla has almost 1.1 million vehicles in the United States call back because there may be safety risks with the window regulator. Apparently, the system does not always correctly recognize trapped obstacles such as arms or hands when closing, in order to open it again automatically. A repair is therefore necessary, but the vehicles do not have to go to a workshop for this.
The electric vehicle maker told NHTSA that it will remotely perform an over-the-air software update. However, a large proportion of the Teslas ever produced are affected by the recall – in total, the company has built a good three million vehicles worldwide in its history. Around every third car produced needs an update. Specifically affected are Model 3 vehicles from 2017 to 2022, Model Y (2020 and 2021) and Model S and Model X (2021 and 2022). The group’s share price fell by six percent on Thursday.
The NHTSA warned that without the proper automatic backup system, a closing window could exert excessive force. As a result, there would be an increased risk of injury for the occupants should they become trapped. According to the NHTSA, the affected vehicles therefore did not meet the safety requirements applicable in the USA.
Tesla explained that during product testing in August, employees found deficiencies in the window systems. New vehicles have already been produced and delivered with the update installed since mid-September.