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December 1, 2022 Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. filed a recall plan with State Administration for Market Regulation: in accordance with "Defective Automotive Product Recall Management Regulation" and "Regulation of Defective Automotive Product Recall Administration" According to "Action" requirements, some domestic Model 3 electric vehicles will now be recalled (batches with dates production from December 27, 2020 to November 7, 2022), 142,277 vehicles in total; some domestic Model Y electric vehicles (production dates between batches from 1 January 2021 to 11 November 2022), total 292,855 vehicles.

The Tesla brand currently only produces aforementioned Model 3 and Model Y in domestic superfactories. This time, total number of recalls of two vehicles exceeds 435,000. For most Tesla users, not to mention that little impact.

The main issue with recalled vehicles this time is reported to be that vehicle's marker lights do not light up on one or both sides of marker lights on rear side due to software initialization errors. internal parameters. Occurs in process of waking up car in state. As we all know, tail lights are very important for safety, especially on road at night, if random marker lights are not turned on, it may lead to rear end collision and other collision accidents. severe security risk.

It is worth mentioning that this problem also exists in United States, birthplace of Tesla brand. Tesla has previously recalled a large number of models in United States domestic market in response to this issue. update is free for car owners to update software to version 2022.40 or higher and optimize solution with software.

Tesla also reminds users to drive carefully before vehicle recalls and update vehicle software as soon as possible after receiving notification of recall via registered mail, text message, etc.

Editor's comment: Tesla's frequent problems may require attention of potential users

Recently, it can be said that Tesla brand is at center of public opinion on quality issues, and main problem has arisen in connection with problem of "brake failure" and "single-pedal mode". related to such incidents have again become a hot topic on Internet, but Tesla officials have not yet responded positively to brake accident.

However, Tesla is still an all-electric vehicle brand that is getting a lot of attention these days. Whether it's price factors or brand awareness, Tesla's potential user base is very large, but current hidden quality hazards have clearly impacted potential. user confidence has had a certain negative impact. It is recommended that consumers who plan to purchase Tesla in near future and are worried that quality problems "fall into their own hands" should better wait and see. in short term.