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Tesla recalling nearly 2.2M vehicles for software update to fix warning lights that are too small (apnews.com)
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Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small.

The recall of nearly 2.2 million vehicles announced Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is a sign of stepped-up scrutiny of the electric vehicle maker. The agency also said it has upgraded a 2023 investigation into Tesla steering problems to an engineering analysis, a step closer to a recall.

Documents posted Friday by the agency say the warning light recall will be done with an online software update. It covers the 2012 through 2023 Model S, the 2016 through 2023 Model X, the 2017 through 2023 Model 3, the 2019 through 2024 Model Y and the 2024 Cybertruck.

The agency says that the brake, park and antilock brake warning lights have a smaller font size than required by federal safety standards. That can make critical safety information hard to read, increasing the risk of a crash.

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[–] NeroC_Bass@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Stupid, because some of their rear turn signals is just a small thin line, I've mistaken it as a brake light several times. I hate tesla's "ingenuity" and their stupid caterpillar lights.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This has nothing to do with that. It’s literally about the icon sizes on the screen. The actual outside lights were approved well before the first car rolled off the line. This “recall” is fixed by a minor software update. Please don’t fall for the clickbait FUD.

[–] NeroC_Bass@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

I didn't fall for the click bait, I know it's for the cluster notification sizes. I'm saying that I think their tail lights are stupid, and how they passed safety blows my mind.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

North America should really make separate amber turn signals mandatory, but that is not what this software update is about.