The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced another auto recall this month. This week, Tesla vehicles are in the news. Hundreds of thousands of Teslas have a rearview mirror defect that renders them unsafe. We’ve gone over the press release to glean the relevant information so you can quickly check to see if your vehicle is impacted and what to do if it is.
Taking auto recalls seriously is incredibly important, even if the named issue seems trivial and easy to work around. Safety guidelines may occasionally seem to be a bit extreme, but every new regulation and development is in response to a pattern of problems.
Why Are Teslas Being Recalled
The NHTSA brief states that the affected Teslas’ “computer circuit board may short, resulting in the loss of the rearview camera image.” In addition to being wildly inconvenient, this defect means that the impacted Teslas “fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, ‘Rear Visibility.'”
Which Tesla Vehicles Have This Rearview Mirror Defect
Nearly 250,000 Teslas are included in this recall, including the:
- 2024 Model S
- 2025 Model S
- 2024 Model 3
- 2025 Model 3
- 2023 Model X
- 2024 Model X
- 2025 Model X
- 2023 Model Y
- 2024 Model Y
- 2025 Model Y
If you own one of the vehicles on the list, hold off on driving it until you can repair it. The NHTSA cautions that “a rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver’s rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.”
What To Do To Fix the Defect
According to Tesla, Inc., the repair for this rearview mirror defect is twofold. They have “released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.” The company has also stated that it “will identify any vehicles that experienced a circuit board failure, or stress that may lead to a circuit board failure, and replace the affected computers, free of charge.”
Tesla will mail out letters to the impacted owners in early March of 2025. If you don’t want to wait for your letter, or if you have further questions after reading it, you can reach Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Be sure to clarify that you are calling about Tesla recall SB-25-00-001. You can also contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline directly at 1-888-327-4236; the number for this recall is 25V002000.
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