A few days ago, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation, Tesla (Shanghai) **Tesla Motors (Beijing)** in accordance with the requirements of the "Regulations on the Administration of Recall of Defective Automobile Products" and the "Implementation Measures of the Regulations on the Recall of Defective Automobile Products", filed a recall plan with the State Administration for Market Regulation, and will recall some imported and domestic electric vehicles in China, with a total of more than 1.6 million units.
It is worth mentioning that Tesla's last recall of more than one million vehicles occurred in May 2023, when Tesla recalled 1.1 million vehicles, and the recall upgrade allows drivers to choose the energy ** braking intensity, that is, cancel the "forced one-pedal" mode.
And this time, after half a year, what is the source of such a large-scale recall? How did Tesla respond?
The main reason for Tesla's large-scale recall is the problem of potential safety hazards in the steering assist door latch, which is divided into two items according to the recall plan
The first is for a total of 7,538 imported Model S and Model X electric vehicles with production dates between October 26, 2022 and November 16, 2023. Due to a problem with the logic control of the door unlocking of the vehicle within the scope of the recall, the non-collision side door latch may detach from the latch in the event of a collision, leaving the door in a non-locking state, which is a safety hazard.
The second item is for a total of 1610105 imported Model S, Model X, Model 3 and domestically produced Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles with production dates between August 26, 2014 and December 20, 2023. For vehicles within the scope of the recall, the driver may misuse the Level 2 combined driver assistance function when the automatic steering function is turned on, increasing the risk of collision and posing a safety hazard.
For the recall method, Tesla has adopted a new product generated under the new technology - OTA (Vehicle Remote Upgrade) recall, which is the most well-known OTA upgrade.
For new energy vehicle owners, everyone should be exposed to OTA upgrades in their daily cars, and they can be completed as long as the owner confirms. So why did Tesla specifically recall and upgrade?
At the end of 2020, the regulatory authorities issued the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Supervision of Automotive Remote Upgrade (OTA) Technology Recall", which mentioned that as long as the defects of the vehicle itself are solved, it must go through the formal process, that is, it is necessary to do a good job of recall filing, and cannot replace the recall with any form of upgrade.
This means that car companies can optimize vehicle performance through OTAs, but if it is a product defect, it cannot be fooled in the name of "version iteration". Even if the deficiencies are remedied through an OTA, they must be filed with regulators and escalated remotely in the name of a recall.
Tesla's large-scale recall is actually an "OTA recall" in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. Tesla just did what should be done within the scope of its responsibilities, and in the recall announcement, Tesla also specifically mentioned that for vehicles that cannot be recalled through the vehicle remote upgrade (OTA) technology, relevant users will be contacted through Tesla service centers to upgrade the software for the vehicles for free.
After publicly announcing the recall of more than 1.6 million electric vehicles, Tesla also responded on social platforms: "Some people think that the recall is negative. In fact, voluntary recall is a very meaningful thing, which is a strict requirement for enterprises to their own products, and it is also a responsible attitude. ”
Tesla's attitude of daring to admit and actively make up for it is worthy of recognition, and it should not be overlooked. After all, in the face of security, no one is qualified to risk the user's life.