Tesla has deployed a spherical of over-the-air software program updates to Mannequin 3, Mannequin Y, Mannequin S and Mannequin X automobiles to repair a recall that was issued as a consequence of an issue with the rearview digicam show.
This week, the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) issued a recall report probably affecting 239,382 Mannequin 3, Mannequin Y, Mannequin S and Mannequin X models, over an issue with the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) laptop that may trigger the rearview digicam show to cease working. The difficulty impacts Mannequin 3 and Mannequin S models with mannequin years 2023 to 2025, together with Mannequin Y and Mannequin X models from the 2024 to 2025 mannequin years.
The difficulty is being attributable to a wanting the first and/or secondary energy parts, as associated to a recall in November that was largely resolved. The company estimates that about 2 p.c of the automobiles are anticipated to have the difficulty, whereas Tesla has recognized 887 guarantee claims and 68 discipline reviews associated to the issue.
To repair the difficulty, the related updates modified the automobiles’ power-up sequence to keep away from the shorting failure, requiring no additional motion from these with the up to date variations.
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For probably the most half, house owners who haven’t encountered any of those points don’t have to fret about scheduling service with Tesla. Nonetheless, house owners who did have digicam failures in the course of the spherical of recollects final November, or instantly following an replace, ought to schedule service with Tesla. These on software program replace 2024.44.25.3, 2024.45.25.6 or a later launch, variations which have already been put in on most automobiles, should not have to fret in regards to the difficulty in the event that they haven’t already confronted any digicam issues or a lack of Autopilot and FSD options.
If obligatory, Tesla’s service personnel will exchange the pc in affected automobiles with {hardware} that helps compliant rearview digicam performance. The NHTSA writes as follows within the recall report:
On or shortly after December 18, 2024, without charge to prospects, affected automobiles started receiving an over-the-air (OTA) software program replace that adjustments the car energy up sequence to stop the shorting failure situation to the first and/or secondary energy part. No additional motion is important from house owners of affected automobiles which can be geared up with software program launch 2024.44.25.3, 2024.45.25.6 or a later launch if an affected car has not skilled the shorting failure situation or stress that will result in the shorting failure situation. Tesla is actively working to determine which affected automobiles, if any, skilled stress that will result in the shorting failure situation. If an affected car skilled the shorting failure situation or stress that will result in the shorting failure situation previous to putting in software program launch 2024.44.25.3, 2024.45.25.6 or a later launch, then Tesla will exchange the car’s automobile laptop without charge to the client.
The NHTSA recall quantity for the difficulty is 25V-002, and you may see the total recall discover beneath.
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