Toni Dimaano Tech 11.20.2022 21:Nov PM EST

Tesla Recalls Over 321,000 Model 3, Model Y Cars Due To Taillight Issues

Tesla is recalling more than 321,000 units of their cars in the US over a software issue that made tail lights on some Model 3 and Model Y cars glitch.

The electric vehicle company made the decision public on Saturday, the same week after it announced the problem with faulty airbags in Model X cars, PC Mag writes.

Tesla Is Recovering Vehicles Until The Software Problem Is Addressed

In a National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) filing, Tesla says that they are pulling back on 2023 Model 3 and 2020 to 2023 cars manufactured for US customers.

The notice emphasized the firmware anomaly that causes false fault detections in the vehicle wake-up process, causing tail lights to illuminate intermittently on vehicles.

According to Engadget, break lamps, backup lamps, and turn signal lamps are not affected by the software bug, and they continue to work as designed with no problems.

The electric automaker found out about the problem in late October, and immediately recalled units following customer complaints, mainly from foreign markets.

While the company still has not received any reports of injuries or crashes resulting from the glitch, Tesla assures customers that they are continuously modifying any problematic features, Barron's reports.

Tesla says that they are planning to remedy the issues through an over-the-air (OTA) firmware update, which will cost the vehicle owners no extra fees.

The Recall Comes After Several Tesla Vehicle Callbacks In Recent Months

The recent Tesla recall affecting over 321,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the US comes around a day after they called back about 30,000 units.

This was because of an issue reportedly causing front passenger airbags in Model X cars to deploy incorrectly, according to Engadget.

The unintended configuration during low-speed collision events as specified in the earlier notice, where children can be affected and risk injury when they are out of position.

According to PC Mag, the news about this airbag issue recall caused Tesla's shares to drop by nearly 3% on Friday, a dip the company has not seen in about two years.

Starting November 15, the Model X vehicles in production and pre-delivery containment have been receiving the firmware correction for the faulty airbags.

Barron's also reports that at the end of September, the company recalled more than one million of their electric vehicles because of a risk of injury due to car window operations.

Only earlier this month, a recall also hit 40,000 Model S and Model X cars in an issue that caused drivers to experience issues on the rough road.

According to Fox Business, the move follows reports of drivers being at risk of experiencing a loss of power while the power steering assist feature is running.

At the moment, the automaker has not given any further comments regarding their recalls, apart from what they stated on the document filed through the NHTSA.