Tesla has issued a recall for an issue with hood closure throughout all its mannequin traces. The issue may result in the car’s hood opening whereas in movement.
On Tuesday, Tesla and the NHTSA introduced a recall for 1,849,638 automobiles, together with the Mannequin 3, Mannequin Y, Mannequin S, and Mannequin X.
The difficulty stems from the car’s hood latch meeting and associated software program. The meeting could fail to detect an unlatched hood after the hood has been opened. This might result in the unlatched hood opening whereas driving.
Tesla stated it started investigating buyer complaints of unintended hood opening occasions on Mannequin 3s and Mannequin Ys in China on March 25.
Tesla stated it has launched an over-the-air (OTA) software program replace on June 18 to the affected automobiles. The replace is alleged to detect the unlatched hood. Firmware launch 2024.20.3 and later updates embrace the treatment.
Affected fashions, together with Mannequin X, Mannequin S, Mannequin 3, and Mannequin Y constructed after July 15 got here off the meeting line with firmware 2024.20.100, which integrated the software program repair, based on Tesla.
Automobiles affected embrace all model-year 2021-2024 Mannequin S sedans, 2021-2024 Mannequin X crossovers, 2020-2024 Mannequin Y crossovers, and 2021-2024 Mannequin 3s manufactured between September 21, 2020 and June 2, 2024 in China.
The recall is filed beneath NHTSA marketing campaign 24V-554.
For extra info, contact the NHTSA at 1-888-327-4236.