Tesla is recalling more than 320,000 electric vehicles in the United States because of potential problems with their rear lights.
The Texas-based electric vehicle manufacturer said the recall affects some 2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.
According to the public filling published Saturday, more than 321,000 vehicles will be recalled over a taillight issue the electric vehicle manufacturer said covers some 2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.
In rare instances, taillamps on one or both sides of affected vehicles may intermittently illuminate due to a firmware anomaly that may cause false fault detections during the vehicle wake up process. Brake lamps, backup lamps and turn signal lamps are not affected by this condition and continue to operate as designed.
At no cost to the customer, Tesla will deploy an over-the-air firmware update to correct the firmware anomaly that may cause false fault detections during the vehicle wake up process. The remedy will ensure that all taillamps operate as designed.
The recall follows the company’s recall on Friday of almost 30,000 Model X cars in the United States over an issue that causes the front passenger airbag to deploy incorrectly. An over-the-air software update was the fix.
Earlier this month, the company recalled more than 40,000 Model S and Model X vehicles in a move it said was due to drivers being at risk of experiencing a loss of power on rough roads while using the power steering assist feature. In September, it recalled nearly 1.1 million cars in the U.S. because the windows might close too fast and pinch people’s fingers.
