In the cold winter, some Tesla models can not properly remove fog for the windows, so Tesla has "ushered" in a new large-scale recall. However, as before, Tesla can still use the "online recall" to deal with these glitches.
On February 18, we learned from the official website of the State Administration for Market Regulation that Tesla submitted a record in accordance with the relevant regulatory requirements and will recall some Model 3 (12,003 units) and Model Y (14,044 units) produced between December 28, 2020 and January 15, 2022, for a total of 26,047 vehicles.
■ What's broken?
Among the 26,047 vehicles in this recall, the heat pump electronic expansion valve will produce slight movement when positioning, and the software (version 2021.44 to 2021.44.30.6) has no corrective function, and long-term use may cause the valve to be partially opened, and the heat pump compressor will stop working, resulting in the failure of the heating function in the car.
Especially when the temperature outside the car is lower than -10 °C, this part of the vehicle cannot achieve the defrost effect stipulated by the relevant national laws and regulations when the windshield defrosting system is running (nor can it meet the normal car needs of the owner...). ), which adversely affects the driver's field of vision, increasing the risk of collision.
According to the current regulations, car companies do not have the right to privately upgrade vehicles with OTAs, and all OTA upgrades need to be filed. If it was 2 years ago, Tesla seemed to be able to quietly deal with these problems through OTAs, but under the pressure of new regulations, Tesla needs to deal with system failures more carefully and focusedly, which also deeply reflects the significance of the new regulations.