Tesla already has an over-the-air fix in the works.
Tesla will release yet another over-the-air (OTA) update to fix a whopping 321,628 affected Tesla Model 3 and Model Y EVs. This time, the Tesla recall centers around each vehicle's taillights.
Notably, Tesla has recently updated the taillights on Model Y and Model 3 vehicles built after October 24, 2022, with a new turn signal design. However, it is unknown whether these models are included in the recall.
Fortunately, Tesla's filings with the NHTSA show that it expects only 1% of vehicles to suffer from the defect. Tesla says that "taillamps on one or both sides of affected vehicles may intermittently illuminate."
The brand chalks the issue to a firmware anomaly that can cause false fault detections during a Model 3 or Model Y start-up procedure. However, Tesla states that brake lamps, backup lamps, and turns signal lamps aren't affected by the issue, which it says will only occur in "rare instances."
Model 3s built from October 19, 2022, to November 5, 2022, may suffer from the above issue. Tesla confirms Model Ys made from May 24, 2020- November 9, 2022, can suffer from the same problem.
The brand first noticed the issue thanks to a Tesla customer during the week of October 24. The customer complaints came mainly from foreign markets.
On November 8, Tesla voluntarily recalled the roughly 321,000 affected vehicles. Tesla provides some details on the OTA update, saying it will be deployed free of charge and will fix the software anomaly causing false fault detections on startup.
Additionally, starting November 6, 2022, Tesla vehicles currently in production and pre-delivery will have already received the OTA update detailed earlier.
Tesla will begin notifying owners by January 14, 2023.
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