ECNETNews reports that Tesla has announced a significant recall affecting 1.8 million vehicles in the United States, marking one of the largest recalls in the company’s history.
This recall stems from a software issue where the vehicles fail to detect an unlatched hood. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notes that an unlatched hood can “fully open and obstruct the driver’s view, increasing the risk of a crash.”
The recall includes select 2021-2024 Model 3, Model S, and Model X vehicles, as well as 2020-2024 Model Y cars, with a total of 1,849,648 potentially affected units.
Fortunately for Tesla and its customers, this recall can be resolved through an over-the-air software update, which Tesla has already begun to implement. The company had previously issued a smaller recall for a similar problem in July.
As Tesla’s recall history expands, most issues have been addressed via software updates; however, certain problems, such as a recent windshield wiper issue affecting nearly all Cybertrucks, necessitated visits to Tesla service centers.
This latest recall impacts a substantial portion of Tesla vehicles on the road today, though it remains smaller than a recall announced last December, which affected over 2 million Teslas, essentially covering the majority of the fleet at that time.
Tesla maintains a concise, though limited, list of recalls for its vehicles on its official website.
