Among other things, the company plans to recall all Model 3 cars made between 2017 and 2020, which represents a staggering 356,309 vehicles. Tesla said there is a risk that when opening and closing the luggage compartment, the wiring harness for the rear view camera will be damaged and no image will be displayed.
In addition, the company of decentralized entrepreneur Elon Musk recalls 119.009 Model S cars assembled since 2014. The reason for this is a malfunction of the front luggage compartment latch that can cause the hood to open unexpectedly.
Tesla said it will fix both problems for free. And soon, shares of the American electric car maker fell 1.5 percent before trading.
The automaker has clashed with regulatory authorities several times this year. For example, NHTSA said earlier this month that it launched an investigation after owners of Tesla cars reported that the large dashboard screen could be used to play games while driving. Tesla has since notified the NHTSA of this Updating the software will lock the game function So that it is unusable when the vehicle is in motion.
There is also Autopilot investigation into Tesla, following a series of accidents in the US in which the automaker’s autopilot crashed into a parked emergency services vehicle.
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