Tesla Recalling Over 475,000 Vehicles Due To Rearview Camera & Trunk Issues

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Tesla is recalling much than 475,000 of its Model 3 and Model S electrical cars to code rearview camera and trunk issues that summation the hazard of crashing, the U.S. roadworthy information regulator said.

The U.S. electrical conveyance shaper is recalling 356,309 2017-2020 Model 3 vehicles to code rearview camera issues and 119,009 Model S vehicles owed to beforehand hood problems, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

The full fig of recalled vehicles is adjacent to the fractional a cardinal vehicles Tesla delivered past year. Tesla could not beryllium reached for comment.

For Model 3 sedans, “the rearview camera cablegram harness whitethorn beryllium damaged by the opening and closing of the trunk lid, preventing the rearview camera representation from displaying,” the NHTSA said.

For Model S vehicles, beforehand hood latch problems whitethorn pb a trunk to unfastened “without informing and obstruct the driver’s visibility, expanding the hazard of a crash,” Tesla said.

Tesla is not alert of immoderate crashes, injuries oregon deaths related to the issues with its Model 3 and Model S cars, the NHTSA said.

Tesla is being investigated by the NHTSA implicit different issues. The NHTSA had opened a probe connected 580,000 Tesla vehicles implicit the automaker’s determination to let games to beryllium played connected car screens portion they are successful motion.

Tesla has subsequently agreed to halt allowing video games to beryllium played connected conveyance screens portion its cars are moving, according to the NHTSA.

In August, the NHTSA opened a ceremonial information probe into Tesla Inc’s operator assistance strategy Autopilot aft a bid of crashes involving Tesla models and exigency vehicles.

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Under unit from NHTSA, Tesla successful February agreed to callback 135,000 vehicles with touch-screen displays that could neglect and rise the hazard of a crash.