must carry out another massive recall of its electric vehicles. THE noticed that the font size on several dashboard lights is . As such, the company is recalling nearly 2.2 million electric vehicles – almost all cars sold in the United States – to address the issue.
Fortunately, both for Tesla and its customers, the automaker won't require drivers to take their electric vehicle to a dealership or repair shop. It will release a fix via an over-the-air update.
NHTSA discovered the problem during a routine safety compliance audit last month. It found that the text on the brake, parking and anti-lock brake lights is smaller than what is required by federal rules. The agency noted that this can make information difficult to read, which could increase the likelihood of an accident.
are the Model S (model years 2012-2023), Model X (2016-2023), Model 3 (2017-2023), Model Y (2019-2024), and Cybertruck. Tesla has not received any reports of injuries or accidents related to the problem, although it found three potentially related warranty claims.
In December, Tesla released a due to an autopilot problem. It was also able to resolve this issue with an OTA update. It has since issued other recalls related to And problems, which each affected more than 120,000 vehicles.
Meanwhile, as the reports, NHTSA has in piloting problems. The agency is conducting a technical analysis. That brings the investigation, which covers more than 334,000 vehicles, closer to a recall.
The NHTSA after receiving 12 reports of loss of steering control in 2023 Model Y and Model 3 electric vehicles. Since then, the agency has received 115 complaints related to this issue, and it obtained 2,176 more from Tesla after have requested information from the car manufacturer. One of the complaints is related to an accident.