Tesla is not any stranger to security challenge remembers, and now there’s one other so as to add to its checklist. The corporate is recalling 125,227 autos attributable to an issue with the seat belt warning system, Reuters stories. In line with the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA), the driving force may very well be unbuckled, and the warning gentle and chime nonetheless won’t activate. This malfunction violates federal security necessities and will improve an individual’s harm danger.
The affected fashions span the final decade, comprising a few of the 2012-2024 Mannequin S, 2015-2024 Mannequin X, 2017-2023 Mannequin 3, and 2020-2023 Mannequin Y autos. To repair the problem, Tesla will change the sensor from relying on seat weight as to whether the buckle is plugged in and the automotive is turned on. An over-the-air replace ought to start in June.
Tesla notably recalled over two million autos in December following Autopilot issues of safety and a two-year NHTSA investigation. Extra remembers adopted earlier this yr: In January, Tesla recalled 200,000 Mannequin S, X and Y autos from 2023 attributable to a software program challenge that prevented the backup digicam from working when the automotive is in reverse (so the precise time it is wanted). The included autos comprised over 10 p.c of the corporate’s 2023 output. Tesla additionally recalled 3,878 Cybertrucks in April after discovering that an accelerator pad may get free.