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On May 23 this year, Tesla started investigating owner complaints alleging misaligned forward-facing cameras. More specifically, vehicles with cameras whose pitch angle wasn't within specification. Come July 14, the Texas-based EV manufacturer identified no fewer than 83 warranty claims and 2 field reports.
Documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Administration don't explain how those cameras got misaligned. It's not known if the supplier of the forward-facing camera assembly or Tesla is to blame for this error. In any case, a misaligned camera may cause active safety features to become unavailable without alerting the driver of their unavailability. Think the likes of forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane keeping assist, and so forth.
If the driver uses any of the aforementioned safety features without being alerted of their unavailability, it's easy to understand that said condition greatly increases the risk of a crash. Service locations have already been instructed to inspect the camera's pitch angle, and – if necessary – to adjust the pitch angle.
How did Tesla correct said problem in production? According to the document attached below, the electric vehicle manufacturer reduced the specification range for the pitch angle. What's more, Tesla further implemented a pre-delivery inspection check. Owners of affected vehicles will be informed of this recall – which bears number 23V-489 in NHTSA vernacular – by first-class mail no later than September 12, 2023.
1,337 examples of the Model Y, Model X, and Model S are called back, of which 80 percent are believed to require a readjustment. The subject population was produced exclusively for the 2023 model year. In the Model Y's case, production dates range between April 27 and July 13. Suspect Model X utility vehicles were assembled between January 17 and July 11, whereas the Model S is listed as January 24 through July 10.
The world's best-selling electric vehicle, the Model Y is riding high pretty much everywhere it is available to configure. Over in the United States, all three versions feature delivery estimates of July to August.
Pricing kicks off at $47,740 (sans taxes and options) for the Dual Motor with the standard battery or $50,490 for the Dual Motor with the larger battery, the latter enabling a driving range of 330 miles (531 kilometers). At the other end of the spectrum, the Performance will set you back $54,490 – at the very least – at press time.
Step up to the Model X, and you're presented with two versions: Model X at $98,490 or Plaid at $108,490. Both of them are slower than the equivalent Model S sedan, which also happens to promise slightly better driving range. The long-running Model S is now available to configure from $88,490 in the US market, with the Plaid matching the Model X Plaid at $108,490.
If the driver uses any of the aforementioned safety features without being alerted of their unavailability, it's easy to understand that said condition greatly increases the risk of a crash. Service locations have already been instructed to inspect the camera's pitch angle, and – if necessary – to adjust the pitch angle.
How did Tesla correct said problem in production? According to the document attached below, the electric vehicle manufacturer reduced the specification range for the pitch angle. What's more, Tesla further implemented a pre-delivery inspection check. Owners of affected vehicles will be informed of this recall – which bears number 23V-489 in NHTSA vernacular – by first-class mail no later than September 12, 2023.
1,337 examples of the Model Y, Model X, and Model S are called back, of which 80 percent are believed to require a readjustment. The subject population was produced exclusively for the 2023 model year. In the Model Y's case, production dates range between April 27 and July 13. Suspect Model X utility vehicles were assembled between January 17 and July 11, whereas the Model S is listed as January 24 through July 10.
The world's best-selling electric vehicle, the Model Y is riding high pretty much everywhere it is available to configure. Over in the United States, all three versions feature delivery estimates of July to August.
Pricing kicks off at $47,740 (sans taxes and options) for the Dual Motor with the standard battery or $50,490 for the Dual Motor with the larger battery, the latter enabling a driving range of 330 miles (531 kilometers). At the other end of the spectrum, the Performance will set you back $54,490 – at the very least – at press time.
Step up to the Model X, and you're presented with two versions: Model X at $98,490 or Plaid at $108,490. Both of them are slower than the equivalent Model S sedan, which also happens to promise slightly better driving range. The long-running Model S is now available to configure from $88,490 in the US market, with the Plaid matching the Model X Plaid at $108,490.
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