Tesla’s Problems in China: 1.6 Million Sold Cars Off the Road

Luc Williams

Too high risk of collision

As stated in the announcement about Car recalls issued on Tuesday by the State Administration for Market Regulation, the problem with latch assembly may sometimes prevent the driver from receiving a warning about unlocked engine hoodand consequently cause it full opening while the car is drivingincreasing risk of collision.

A must-have update for Model 3 and others

The car manufacturer will implement wireless software patch in over 1.6 million imported Model S vehicles and Model Xand Model 3 and Model Y produced on Chinese market in the period from October 2020 to July 2024. Tesla It will also contact owners of cars that cannot be repaired with a software update to suggest alternative ways to resolve the problem, the release said.

Nearly 2 million Tesla cars on Chinese roads

According to data from the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, in June the largest foreign market for this manufacturer electric vehicles About 1.9 million were registered Tesla cars.

Tesla outage in the US

Last month, Tesla decided to recall of over 1.8 million cars in the US. The electric vehicle manufacturer has launched an investigation into unintentional opening of the masks In Models 3 and Y in China in March, after reviewing a security report published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationIn April, the company identified the problem as deformation of the lock switch.

Second recall in China

Tuesday’s announcement means second service action scale that affected Tesla in China this year. The previous recall took place in January, covering 1.6 million vehicles. Software updates were implemented to address an issue with advanced “Autopilot” driver assistance system.

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