According to CCTV News reported on February 4, the highest car safety regulator in the United States said on February 3 local time that Tesla is conducting safety recalls on more than 817,000 vehicles because of problems with the seat belt tips of the batch of vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tesla recalled the vehicles because the belt tone may not ring when the cars are started and the driver is not fastening their seat belts. According to the recall report, the current seatbelt alert problem has not resulted in any known casualties. Tesla will address the issue remotely wirelessly in February.
The recall is one of the largest in Tesla's history and covers all four models in the company's product line.
According to China Securities Network, the recalled vehicles include the Model S/X produced between 2021 and 2022, the Model 3 produced between 2017 and 2022, and the Model Y model produced between 2020 and 2022. It is reported that this is the largest recall in Tesla's history, Tesla will implement OTA software updates to solve the vehicle risk problem, if the OTA can not solve the fault, it means that the owner may need to drive to Tesla after-sales.
This is also tesla's second recall in a week. At the end of January, Tesla recalled 54,000 vehicles due to problems with its autopilot system.
Intraday, on Thursday, February 3, Eastern Time, Tesla closed down 1.6% at $891.14 per share.
