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Tesla is voluntarily recalling about 239,000 of its electric vehicles in the U.S. to fix a problem that could cause rearview cameras to fail, the company said in sawdust posted Friday on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website.
“A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the view behind the driver, increasing the risk of a crash,” Tesla wrote in a letter to the regulator. The recall affects the 2024-2025 Tesla Model 3 and Model S sedans, as well as the 2023-2025 Model X and Model Y SUVs.
The company also reported in letter of thanks that it has already “released a free over-the-air (OTA) software update that may fix some issues with car cameras.
In 2024, Tesla issued 16 recalls in the US affecting 5.14 million of its electric vehicles. NHTSA data. The recall remedies included a combination of over-the-air software updates and part replacements. More than 40% of recalls last year involved problems with the company’s newest vehicle in the lineup, the Cybertruck, an angular steel pickup truck that Tesla has begun shipping to customers at the end of 2023.
Regarding the latest recall, the company said it has received 887 warranty claims and dozens of field reports, but told NHTSA that it is not aware of any injuries, fatalities or other collisions resulting from a malfunctioning rearview camera.
Other customers with vehicles that “experienced a circuit board failure or stress that could lead to a circuit board failure” that caused the backup camera to fail can have their vehicles’ computers replaced with Tesla’s for free, the company said.
Tesla did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
