Tesla Recalls Over 10 Lakh Cars To Inspect Finger-Pinching Windows

Tesla is recalling more than 1 million cars in the US because their windows can pinch a person¡¯s fingers when being rolled up.

Tesla recalls 1.1 million cars due to safety issue

The electric vehicle manufacturer informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) via a letter on Wednesday that the automatic window reversal system in its product may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction.

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The Austin-based company told the NHTSA that it would perform an over-the-air software update of the automatic window reversal system, Reuters reported.

NHTSA said a closing window without the proper automatic reversing system may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.

The recall covers certain 2017 to 2022 Model 3 sedans and some 2020 and 2021 Model Y SUVs. Also included are some Model S sedans and Model X SUVs from 2021 and 2022.

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Tesla discovered the problem in August

Tesla discovered the problem during production testing in August. After conducting additional testing, Tesla determined that the vehicles' pinch detection and retraction performance in the test results did not meet automatic reversal systems requirements.

The company says in documents that vehicles in production received a software update starting September 13 that sets power-operated window operation to the requirements.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Thursday to criticise the description of the callback as a "recall."

The terminology is outdated & inaccurate. This is a tiny over-the-air software update. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no injuries.

¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 22, 2022

"The terminology is outdated & inaccurate. This is a tiny over-the-air software update. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no injuries," he said.

Earlier in May, Tesla recalled 130,000 cars to fix touchscreen issues caused by an overheating central processing unit (CPU).

The recalls covered certain Model S sedans and Model X SUVs from 2021 and 2022, as well as Model 3 cars and Model Y SUVs from 2022.

The overheating CPU resulted in the car's touchscreen going completely blank.

"During fast-charging or preparation for fast-charging, the infotainment central processing unit (CPU) may not cool sufficiently to prevent higher than expected temperatures, which may cause the CPU to slow processing or restart," the NHTSA said in its recall notice.

"Slower processing or restarted processing could cause the center screen display to lag or appear blank," it added.

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