Tesla recalling more than 125,000 vehicles to fix seat belt warning system

Tesla is recalling much than 125,000 vehicles to hole a spot loop informing strategy that whitethorn summation the hazard of an wounded successful a collision.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the callback includes definite 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.

The spot loop informing strategy is expected to supply audible and ocular spot loop reminder signals to drivers to alert them that their spot loop isn't fastened. The NHTSA said that connected definite vehicles, the audible and ocular spot loop reminder signals were not going disconnected astatine the clip they were expected to, which doesn't comply with national information requirements.

The NHTSA said that arsenic of Tuesday, Tesla had identified 104 warranty claims that whitethorn beryllium related to the condition. The institution isn't alert of immoderate collisions, fatalities oregon injuries that whitethorn beryllium related to the condition.

Tesla, which is headed by billionaire Elon Musk, plans to commencement deploying an over-the-air bundle update to the affected vehicles escaped of complaint successful June. The bundle update volition region dependency connected the operator spot occupancy power from the bundle and lone trust connected operator spot loop buckle and ignition presumption to activate the spot loop reminder signals.

Last month, Tesla recalled 3,878 of its 2024 Cybertrucks aft it discovered that the accelerator pedal tin go stuck, perchance causing the conveyance to accelerate unintentionally and summation the hazard of a crash.

In February, the NHTSA announced the callback of astir 2.2 cardinal Tesla vehicles sold successful the United States due to the fact that immoderate informing lights connected the instrumentality sheet are excessively small. The bureau besides said astatine the clip that it had upgraded a 2023 probe into Tesla steering problems to an engineering analysis, a measurement person to a recall.

In April, the NHTSA said that it was investigating whether past year's callback of Tesla's Autopilot driving strategy did capable to marque definite drivers wage attraction to the road.