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Tesla recalls over 400,000 cars in China over faulty rear lights

Vehicle tail lamps may not illuminate due to software glitch, says watchdog

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 04 Dec 2022 3:38PM

Tesla recalls over 400,000 cars in China over faulty rear lights
Electric carmaker Tesla will recall 435,132 vehicles in China due to tail light failure risk possibly due to a software glitch, according to the country’s State Administration for Market Regulation. – AFP pic, December 4, 2022

BEIJING – Electric carmaker Tesla will recall 435,132 vehicles in China due to tail light failure risk possibly due to a software glitch, said China's top quality watchdog.

The recall involves 142,277 Model 3 vehicles – manufactured between December 27, 2020 and November 7, 2022 – and nearly 300,000 Model Y vehicles – produced between January 1, 2021 and November 1, 2022 – according to the State Administration for Market Regulation.

Tail lamps on one or both sides of the vehicle may fail to illuminate due to firmware anomaly, which may cause false fault detections, during the vehicle wake-up process. Such failure increases collision risk in dark conditions, said the statement.

Tesla will deploy an over-the-air software update to address the issue, according to the statement. – Bernama, December 4, 2022

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