Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million US vehicles, as the window automatic reversal system was reported to “not react correctly after detecting an obstruction,” according to Reuters.
Such a fault in the system could increase the risk of injury. The potential number of units affected totaled up to 1,096,762.
The vehicle recall covers certain 2017-2022 Model 3, 2020-2021 Model Y, and 2021-2022 Model S and Model X vehicles.
As a remedy, the electric vehicle manufacturer told the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it would “perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update of the automatic window reversal system, free of charge.”
The software update “enhances the calibration of the vehicle’s automatic window reversal system behavior,” Tesla said.
According to Reuters, Tesla said that it was not aware of any warranty claims, field reports, crashes, injuries, or deaths related to the recall, adding NHTSA said a closing window without the proper automatic reversing system may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.
“These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 118, “Power-Operated Window Systems,” NHTSA said.
Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk took it to Twitter to criticise the description of the callback as a recall on Thursday as well.
Musk said: “The terminology is outdated and inaccurate. This is a tiny over-the-air software update. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no injuries”
Both NHTSA and Tesla in documents made public on Thursday referred to the campaign as a recall, Reuters said.
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