Drivers might step on the accelerator for too long, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chinese safety regulators have ordered Tesla to recall 1.1 million vehicles because drivers might step on the accelerator for too long, increasing the risk of a crash.
The State Administration for Market Regulation said in a notice Friday that the recall involves imported Model S, X, and 3 models as well as the Chinese-made Models Y and 3. The models were produced between Jan. 12, 2019, and April 24, 2023, but it wasn’t clear from the notice whether those dates applied only to the Chinese-made vehicles.
The recall, which starts May 29, was triggered because drivers aren’t able to select the regenerative braking system and because of the lack of a warning when they press hard on the accelerator pedal, the watchdog said on its website.
The combination of these issues “may increase the probability of mistakenly stepping on the accelerator pedal for a long time, which may increase the risk of collision and pose a safety hazard,” it said.
