Tesla to recall more than a million vehicles over pinched windows
More than a million Tesla owners will have yet another recall notice to deal with in the coming weeks. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration filed a safety recall notice for many newer vehicle models across the EV maker's lineup because "the automatic window reversing system may not respond properly after detected an obstacle," and as such, "a closing window may exert excessive force pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury," according to the advisory.
The following models and years are affected: Model 3 2017-22 as well as Model Y, X and S 2020-21. Tesla has until mid-November to contact affected owners and plans to push an OTA software update to fix the issue.
According to the Associated Press, Tesla first identified the issues during product testing in August and has incorporated the update into newly built vehicles since September 13. However, several Twitter users responded to Tuesday's announcement, noting that their vehicles have been experiencing nearly identical issues since at least 2021.
This is far from Tesla's first safety recall. In the past two years alone, Teslas have been recalled due to overheating infotainment systems, camera and trunk defects, split front suspensions, their "fully self-contained" ADAS, their horns pedestrian noise, their seatbelt chimes, software glitches in their brakes, and various touchscreen failures. And that's just in the United States. In Germany last July, Tesla got caught trying to pass paint damage on the frame of its Model 3s as well.
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More than a million Tesla owners will have yet another recall notice to deal with in the coming weeks. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration filed a safety recall notice for many newer vehicle models across the EV maker's lineup because "the automatic window reversing system may not respond properly after detected an obstacle," and as such, "a closing window may exert excessive force pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury," according to the advisory.
The following models and years are affected: Model 3 2017-22 as well as Model Y, X and S 2020-21. Tesla has until mid-November to contact affected owners and plans to push an OTA software update to fix the issue.
According to the Associated Press, Tesla first identified the issues during product testing in August and has incorporated the update into newly built vehicles since September 13. However, several Twitter users responded to Tuesday's announcement, noting that their vehicles have been experiencing nearly identical issues since at least 2021.
This is far from Tesla's first safety recall. In the past two years alone, Teslas have been recalled due to overheating infotainment systems, camera and trunk defects, split front suspensions, their "fully self-contained" ADAS, their horns pedestrian noise, their seatbelt chimes, software glitches in their brakes, and various touchscreen failures. And that's just in the United States. In Germany last July, Tesla got caught trying to pass paint damage on the frame of its Model 3s as well.
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you purchase something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices correct at time of publication.
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