Tesla issued a brand new recall on a fleet of just about 700,000 automobiles, however happily, the repair is an easy over-the-air software program replace.
For years, Tesla followers have been complaining concerning the automaker being within the headlines for “recollects” that had been solely about software program.
They claimed that the media unfairly used the recollects to make Tesla look unhealthy when the repair had been so simple as an over-the-air software program replace, which was typically already pushed by the point the recall was introduced.
Some have been pushing for a special identify for such a recall, regardless of being very a lot the identical factor as a {hardware} recall apart from the truth that you don’t need to deliver your car to a service middle bodily.
It appears like NHTSA has been listening. Whereas they don’t seem to be altering the nomenclature, they’re now making an effort to tell apart bodily and software program recollects:
I’ve simply observed the brand new “software program replace repairs recall” point out with this new recall affecting nearly 700,000 Tesla automobiles in the present day.
The recall has to do with the tire strain monitoring system.
Tesla explains within the recall discover:
On affected automobiles, upon detection of a malfunction with the tire strain monitoring system (TPMS), the TPMS malfunction telltale doesn’t persist between drive cycles the place the car is off or asleep between the drive cycles, which doesn’t adjust to FMVSS 138, S4.4(b)(3).
The affected automobiles embody
- Mannequin 3: Mannequin 12 months 2017-2025
- Mannequin Y: Mannequin 12 months 2020-2025
- Cybertruck: Mannequin 12 months 2024
Once more, the repair is a software program replace, which is already being pushed to the fleet.