Tesla Recalls 12,000 Vehicles Due to Software Defect

On February 8th, the Model 3 (center) and Model Y (left and right) displayed at a dealer store in Washington DC, USA. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] It has been confirmed that the U.S. electric vehicle company Tesla is recalling 12,000 vehicles due to a software defect.

On the 2nd (local time), major foreign media outlets reported, citing documents submitted to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), that Tesla is currently recalling 11,704 vehicles sold in the U.S. from 2017 to the present.

The recall reason is due to a software defect installed in the vehicles, which may cause issues during driving such as the forward collision warning not functioning properly and the emergency braking system activating suddenly.

Tesla stated that the recall targets vehicles equipped with software installed on the Model S, X, and 3 sold since 2017, and the Model Y sold since 2020, as of the 23rd of last month. This recall follows a software update conducted on some vehicles equipped with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version on the 23rd of last month.

This recall reportedly comes after NHTSA questioned Tesla last month about why it had not issued a recall regarding the software defect issue and criticized the insufficient measures, according to foreign media.

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