Over an issue involving Tesla’s tail lights illumination with citing software problems, Elon Musk led Tesla is recalling more than 321,000 vehicles. To fix the tail light anomaly that could lead to erroneous fault detections, Tesla will employ an over-the-air (OTA) firmware update.
According to a filing with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the fix for the software bug, an OTA firmware update, will prevent false fault detections during the “vehicle wake up process,” ensuring that all tail lamps operate as intended. A firmware release without the remedy may not prevent false fault detections (NHTSA).
Certain Model 3 vehicles from 2023 and Model Y vehicles from 2020 to 2023 are included in the recall.
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On October 24, Many Tesla owners noticed the problem and made complaints, mostly from international markets, alleging that the tail lamps of the vehicles were not illuminated.
Tesla completed its investigation on November 7, and confirmed the suspected root cause, risk assessment, and affected vehicle population.
According to Tesla, the electric car company is not aware of any crashes, injuries, or deaths related to this condition.
This new development came just a day after 30,000 Model X vehicles in the US were recalled after a problem that caused the front passenger airbag to deploy wrongly caused its shares to drop nearly 3% to a nearly two-year low, prompting the recall.
The company recalled more than 40,000 Model S and Model X vehicles earlier this month, citing the possibility that power steering assist technology could lose power while travelling on bumpy roads.
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