Tesla has initiated a recall for the Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y over a possible fault within the affected automobiles’ pyrotechnic battery disconnect. In contrast to earlier recollects from the electrical automobile maker, this explicit challenge wouldn’t be mounted by means of an over-the-air software program replace.
As famous in a Security Recall Report from the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA), about 26 Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y items from the 2023 mannequin 12 months are affected by the recall. An estimated 2% of the doubtless affected automobiles are possible fitted with the defective element.
The NHTSA doc outlined the difficulty with the affected Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y’s pyrotechnic battery disconnect:
“Tesla automobiles are outfitted with a pyrotechnic battery disconnect that isolates the excessive voltage (HV) battery when the automobile detects sure collisions or particular points inside its HV battery. Affected automobiles might have been manufactured with a non-functioning pyrotechnic battery disconnect,” the doc learn.
Tesla initially recognized a non-functioning pyrotechnic battery disconnect throughout a validation take a look at on April 20, 2023. An investigation concerning the challenge was initiated by each Tesla and the provider, Joyson Security Programs, on April 26, 2023. The provider then despatched further pyrotechnic battery disconnects from its new manufacturing line on Could 5 for the reason that investigation on the time didn’t point out that further items have been affected with the identical fault.
In late Could, each Tesla and Joyson accomplished their investigation, with each firms figuring out that one defective pyrotechnic battery disconnect found on April 20 ended up being shipped to Tesla. This was reportedly because of a niche in Joyson’s traceability methods. Tesla then proceeded to conduct a danger evaluation earlier than submitting a voluntary recall to handle the difficulty. No guarantee claims or subject experiences associated to the difficulty have been reported to the EV maker.
Contemplating that this recall includes defective {hardware}, Tesla wouldn’t be fixing the difficulty by means of an over-the-air software program replace. As a substitute, Tesla Service would substitute the pyrotechnic battery disconnect on the affected automobiles without charge to the shopper.
The NHTSA’s Security Recall Report will be seen under.
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