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Tesla It is recalling about 239,000 of its electric vehicles in the U.S. to fix a problem that could cause their rear cameras to fail, the company said. signings was posted Friday on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website.
“A rear camera that does not display an image reduces the driver’s rear view, increasing the risk of a crash,” Tesla wrote in a letter to the regulator. The recall applies to Tesla’s 2024-2025 Model 3 and Model S sedans and 2023-2025 Model X and Model Y SUVs.
The company also said acknowledgment letter that it has already “released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge,” that may fix some of the vehicle’s camera issues.
In 2024, Tesla issued 16 recalls in the U.S. that applied to its 5.14 million electric vehicles, according to the report. NHTSA data. Recovery remedies included a mix of over-the-air software updates and part replacements. More than 40% of last year’s recalls were related to problems with the company’s newest vehicle in the lineup, the Cybertruck, the angular steel pickup that Tesla has begun delivering to customers. at the end of 2023.
As for the latest recall, the company said it received 887 warranty claims and dozens of field reports, but told NHTSA that it was not aware of any harmful, fatal or other crashes resulting from rearview camera failures.
The company said that “other customers whose vehicles have experienced a circuit board failure or stress” causing backup camera malfunctions can have the vehicle’s computers replaced by Tesla, free of charge.
Tesla did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
