Tesla is recalling 125,227 vehicles in the United States due to a malfunction in its seat belt warning system that can increase the risk of injury in a collision, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Friday.
The affected vehicles, including certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles, do not comply with federal safety requirements. The seat belt warning light and audible chime may not activate when the driver is unbelted.
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To address the issue, Tesla will deploy an over-the-air software update starting in June. This update will modify the software to rely solely on the driver seat belt buckle and ignition status to activate the seat belt reminder signals, removing the dependency on the driver seat occupancy sensor, according to the NHTSA.
This recall adds to Tesla’s previous recalls, including 200,000 Model S, X, and Y vehicles in January for a software malfunction affecting visibility while reversing, and 3,878 Cybertrucks in April due to a loose accelerator pedal pad.
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Following a series of crashes, U.S. auto safety regulators have also opened an investigation into whether Tesla’s recall of over 2 million vehicles in December to install new Autopilot safeguards was adequate.
