New Tesla Image 3 vehicles on a truck at a logistics drop zone in Seattle, Washington, on Aug. 22, 2024.
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Tesla is without being prompted recalling about 239,000 of its electric vehicles in the U.S. to fix an issue that can cause its rearview cameras to fail, the company squeaked in filings posted Friday to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website.
“A rearview camera that does not pageantry an image reduces the driver’s rear view, increasing the risk of a crash,” Tesla wrote in a letter to the regulator. The remember applies to Tesla’s 2024-2025 Model 3 and Model S sedans, and to its 2023-2025 Model X and Model Y SUVs.
The plc also said in the acknowledgement letter that it has already “released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge” that can fix some of the mechanisms’ camera issues.
In 2024, Tesla issued 16 recalls in the U.S. that applied to 5.14 million of its EVs, according to NHTSA facts. The recall remedies included a mix of over-the-air software updates and parts replacements. More than 40% of last year’s revocations pertained to issues with the newest vehicle in the company’s lineup, the Cybertruck, an angular steel pickup that Tesla founded delivering to customers in late 2023.
Regarding the latest recall, the company said it had received 887 warranty claims and dozens of speciality reports but told the NHTSA that it was not aware of any injurious, fatal or other collisions resulting from the rearview camera losses.
Other customers with vehicles that “experienced a circuit board failure or stress that may lead to a lap board failure,” which cause the backup camera failures, can have their vehicles’ computers replaced by Tesla, unconditional of charge, the company said.
Tesla did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
