Tesla recalls 200,000 vehicles over rearview camera software glitch

What simply occurred? Tesla has issued one more recall within the US. This time, the EV large is recalling virtually 200,000 autos because of what it calls a software program instability that prevented the rearview digicam feed from displaying, in accordance with the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA).

In paperwork posted by Tesla, the NHTSA writes that 199,575 of its 2023 autos, together with the Mannequin S, X, and Y, have been affected by the problem. That represents greater than 10% of the 1.8 million autos that Tesla delivered in 2023.

All are outfitted with Full Self-Driving laptop 4.0 and run software program model 2023.44.30 via 2023.44.30.6 or 2023.44.100. Tesla house owners can verify which software program variations their autos are operating themselves.

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Drivers who put the impacted vehicles into reverse will see a clean display as a substitute of the video feed, thereby decreasing a driver’s visibility and rising the chance of a collision, in accordance with the NHTSA. Tesla turned conscious of the issue in December and issued the recall on January 12.

Tesla says that no crashes, accidents, or deaths related to this situation have been reported. Nevertheless, it has recognized 81 guarantee claims which can be probably associated to the malfunctioning rear video digicam.

The paperwork state that Tesla has fastened the issue utilizing an over-the-air (OTA) software program replace. Proprietor notification letters are anticipated to be mailed on March 22, 2024.

It was lower than two months in the past when Tesla recalled all of its 2 million US autos because of autopilot flaws. Vehicles offered between 2012 and 2023 acquired computerized over-the-air software program updates. The corporate additionally recalled greater than 54,000 Mannequin X autos in October over a brake fluid detection bug, and over 360,000 vehicles in February because of considerations that its self-driving function may trigger crashes.

As we at all times level out in these conditions the place the software program is at fault, utilizing the authorized technical time period “recall” for these incidents is a misnomer. The answer tends to be an over-the-air replace that does not require the automobile to be returned to the store for any sort of repairs.

In different Tesla information, CEO Elon Musk final week warned staff that they are going to be sleeping on the manufacturing facility ground when the brand new $25,000 EV goes into manufacturing subsequent yr.