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US/Washington: As of Friday, January 26, 2024, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, has posted a total of sixty-one (61) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this month. Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/cXy430qH5Ln
Direct link: https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#recall
Additional information:
Among the sixty-one (61) recalls the NHTSA announced in January comes news of the following:
Tesla, Inc., a Palo Alto, California establishment, has recalled an estimated 199,575 model year 2023 Model S, X and Y Electric Vehicles (“EVs”) equipped with full Self-Driving Computer 4.0 and running a Software release version ranging from 2023.44.30 through 2023.44.30.6 or 2023.44.100 marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.
Recall Category: Back Over Prevention – Rearview Image may not display
NHTSA Safety Notification 24V035000 reports Software instability may prevent the Rearview Camera image from displaying.
According to the NHTSA, a rearview image that does not display while in REVERSE gear decreases the driver’s visibility and increases the risk of a crash, motor vehicle collision (“MVC”) or other impact event with consequential serious injury and/or life-changing results.
==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat lacerations, concussions, bone fractures, amputation, central nervous system (“CNS”) damage and/or internal injuries.
Proposed Remedy:
Tesla has released an Over-The-Air (“OTA”) Software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 22, 2024.
Owners may contact Tesla Customer Service toll-free at 1-877-798-3752 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) for more information. Tesla’s designation for this recall is SB-24-00-002.
Owners of the recalled vehicles may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety (“NHTSA”) Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit the NHTSA’s Web site at http://www.nhtsa.gov.
==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Tesla Inc., please search for “Tesla” using the search box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Tesla Model S model, please search for “Model S” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Tesla Model X model, please search for “Model X” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Tesla Model Y model, please search for “Model Y” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Crash hazards, please search for “crash” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Fire hazards, please search for “fire” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Amputation hazards, please search for “amputation” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Bone Fracture hazards, please search for “fracture” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Burn hazards, please search for “burn” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Concussion hazards, please search for “concussion” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Laceration hazards, please search for “laceration” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Injury hazards, please search for “injury” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Central Nervous System (“CNS”) damage, please search for “central nervous system (“CNS”) damage” using the Search Box at the top of this page.
==> You can use the NHTSA’s VIN Look-up Tool to determine if your specific vehicle is affected by this or other recent recall (major light vehicles only): https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls
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More information about this recall:
NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V035000
Recalls Direct RIN: 18018-2024
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General information:
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==> https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls
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Filed under: Assistive, health or safety devices, crash hazard, Electronics, US NHTSA, Vehicles | Tagged: 24V035000, assistive device failure hazard, crash hazard, Electronics, injury hazard, Laceration hazard, NHTSA, NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V035000, Rear Visibility impairment hazard, Rearview Camera failure hazard, Rearview Image failure, Recalls Direct RIN: 18018-2024, Software miscoding and/or malfunction, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X, Tesla Model Y, US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ("NHTSA") |