Tesla is recalling over 817,000 vehicles over a flaw that causes the seatbelt chimes to malfunction. The safety recall includes all Model 3 and Model Y cars….
WTF?! Tesla sure has been generating a lot of bad press. It has issued two safety recalls this last week and a total of three in the last month. Another involving « phantom braking » is probably coming soon. Despite being the front runner in the EV market, it does not look good to have so many safety issues in such a short period. Tesla is recalling over 817,000 vehicles over a flaw that causes the seatbelt chimes to malfunction. The safety recall includes all Model 3 and Model Y cars. Model S and Model X vehicles 2021 and newer are also affected. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration describes the problem as a software error that causes the car not to warn the driver when the seatbelt is disengaged when starting the vehicle. Tesla further determined that the fault is triggered when the seatbelt indicator is interrupted. For instance, the warning sounds if the drive cycle starts, and then the driver gets out of the car. When reentering and starting it again, the seatbelt indicator will not trigger because the software has already registered the required check and has not reset.
