Vehicle Recall: Tesla Model S, X & Y EV Sedans

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US/Washington: As of Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, posted a total of ninety-three (93) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this past month.Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/cXy430qH5Ln

Direct link: https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#recall

Additional information:
Among the ninety-three (93) recalls the NHTSA announced in March came news of the following notification:

Tesla, Inc., a Palo Alto, California establishment, has recalled an estimated 6,557 model year 2013, 2018-2021 Model S, 2020-2021 Model X, 2018-2022 Model 3 and 2020-2022 Model Y Sedans marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.

Recall Category: Forward Collision Avoidance, Electrical System – Muted Pedestrian Warning Sound in apparent contravention of US FMVSS 141

NHTSA Safety Notification 24V153000 reports a factory reset has reportedly muted the required Pedestrian Warning System (“PWS”) sounds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, “Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles”.

According to the NHTSA, pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle if the PWS sounds are muted, increasing 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, release 2023.44.30.14, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 27, 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-24-00-006.

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: 24V153000
Recalls Direct RIN: 18311-2024
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General information:
More recalls? Back to the main Recalls Direct page:
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Visit the Living Safely site:
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Report an unsafe vehicle you purchased in the United States to the NHTSA [external: new window opens]:
==> https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/VehicleComplaint/
Search for a recalled vehicle on the US NHTSA Web site [external: new window opens]:
==> https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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