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Tesla is recalling 125,227 automobiles in the USA because of a malfunction in its seat belt warning system that may enhance the chance of harm in a collision, the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration stated on Friday.
The regulator stated the automobiles didn’t adjust to the federal security necessities as their seat belt warning gentle and audible chime could not get activated when the motive force is unbelted.
The recall impacts sure 2012-2024 Mannequin S, 2015-2024 Mannequin X, 2017-2023 Mannequin 3 and 2020-2023 Mannequin Y automobiles.
Tesla (TSLA) will launch an over-the-air software program replace to repair the problem, with deployment anticipated to begin in June.
The treatment will take away dependency on the motive force seat occupancy sensor from the software program and solely depend on driver seat belt buckle and ignition standing to activate the seat belt reminder indicators, the NHTSA stated.
Tesla had recalled 200,000 Mannequin S, X, and Y automobiles within the US in January because of a software program malfunction that would impede drivers’ visibility whereas reversing.
It additionally recalled 3,878 Cybertrucks in April to repair an accelerator pedal pad that would come unfastened and get lodged within the inside trim.
US auto security regulators additionally opened an investigation final month into whether or not Tesla’s recall of greater than 2 million automobiles introduced in December to put in new Autopilot safeguards was enough following a collection of crashes.