Tesla recalled nearly 500000 electric vehicles due to two safety defects

Share the QR code with wechat scanning code to friends and circles of friends on December 31. On Thursday, local time, the U.S. road safety regulator said that Tesla is voluntarily recalling nearly 500000 model 3 and model s Electric vehicles to solve the safety defects of rear-view mirrors and hood respectively, which will increase the risk of collision the model years involved in this recall range from 2014 to 2021, and the total number of recalled vehicles is almost equal to the number of new vehicles delivered by Tesla last year. Tesla estimates that only 1% of model 3 will really show defects. In contrast, the proportion of model s with defects is as high as 14%. The company said it would help car owners repair the two defects free of charge the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed that Tesla will recall 356309 model 3 produced from 2017 to 2020 to solve the rear view camera problem, and 119009 model s due to the front hood problem NHTSA said that on the affected model 3, "the rear view camera harness may be damaged due to the opening and closing of the trunk cover, resulting in the inability to display the rear view camera image". Tesla identified 2301 warranty claims and 601 field reports for the U.S. market the problem of model s is more serious. The front hood latch problem may cause the trunk to open without warning, hinder the driver's visibility and increase the risk of collision. Tesla told NHTSA in an official document that in the affected model s, "the front and rear trunk latch assemblies may not be aligned, resulting in the failure of the secondary hood latch to engage" for the affected model 3 owners, Tesla promises to install new harness and guide protector free of charge. Since the problem with model s is that the parts are misaligned rather than damaged, Tesla believes that repositioning the latch device in the service center can solve the problem NHTSA pointed out that Tesla said it was unclear whether there were any crashes and casualties related to the recall of the problems mentioned in model 3 and model s NHTSA is strengthening the supervision of Tesla. This month, NHTSA said it was discussing with Tesla the issue of side view cameras on some vehicles. There have been media reports that Tesla is replacing defective repeater cameras on the front fender of some American made cars, but it has not recalled parts at the same time, NHTSA is also investigating 580000 Tesla cars because Tesla decided to allow drivers to play games through the car screen while the car is driving. NHTSA said that Tesla subsequently announced a suspension of support for the function under the pressure of NHTSA, Tesla agreed to recall 135000 vehicles in February this year. The touch screens of these vehicles may fail and increase the risk of collision in August this year, NHTSA launched a formal safety investigation on Tesla driver assistance system autopilot, after a series of accidents involving the collision between Tesla models and emergency vehicles. The agency is studying how autopilot can recognize objects on the road, especially emergency vehicles with parking and flashing lights in September this year, Tesla released a software update to improve autopilot's ability to identify emergency vehicles, but did not immediately start the recall, which is a normal procedure for automobile manufacturers to repair safety defects. Faced with pressure from security agencies, Tesla announced a recall in October Tesla has recalled its vehicles many times this year, which is applicable to many markets including the United States and China. This is Tesla's third recall of model 3 in 2021. The first two recalls are related to the problems of safety belt and brake caliper bolts after the news of the latest recall, Tesla's share price fell by 3%, but then rebounded, and finally rose slightly to about $1088.76 per share. (small)

2023-03-22 10:04:48

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