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Tesla is recalling more than 1.8 million vehicles in the United States following the discovery of a faulty bonnet latch which could potentially result in a serious accident.
The US’ National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the recall on July 24.
CarsGuide has viewed the NHTSA recall documents which identify affected cars as being: “...certain Model Year (MY) 2017-2024 Model 3 vehicles manufactured between September 6, 2017 – July 15, 2024, equipped with a hood latch produced in China, and all delivered MY 2013-2024 Model S, MY 2016-2024 Model X, and MY 2020-2024 Model Y vehicles.”
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The faulty bonnet latch is estimated to affect 1.85 million Tesla vehicles in the United States.
The concern is that the vehicle’s sensors will not detect an improperly latched bonnet which could result in the bonnet opening further when the car is in motion, obstructing the driver’s view and potentially causing a crash.
“After a customer action opens the hood, the latch assembly may not detect an open condition and prevent driver notification of the hood open state when the vehicle is placed into drive,” the recall document says.
The NHTSA documents state that a fix has been found in the form of a software update.
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“Beginning on June 18, 2024, at no cost to customers, affected vehicles received an over-the-air software remedy with firmware release 2024.20.3. Firmware release 2024.20.3 or a later firmware release detects the open hood and provides a customer-facing user interface notification of the hood open state.
“The remedy component incorporates the software remedy described above whereas the recalled component does not incorporate the software remedy described above.
“Beginning on July 15, 2024, Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in production received a software release (2024.20.100) that incorporates the software remedy described above.”
Whether or not Australia Tesla owners are affected is not known. CarsGuide has reached out to Tesla Australia but the company has yet to reply.
The Tesla Model 3 and Model Y sold in Australia are produced in China and if you are concerned that your vehicle may be affected, contact Tesla Australia. CarsGuide will provide further updates regarding this recall issue as they come in.
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