The 2021 through 2023 model year Tesla Model X has been hit with a recall over the failure to detect low brake fluid. It all stems from the vehicle controller. As implied, an over-the-air update (software release 2023.32.7) serves as the remedy.
Affected crossovers were produced in the period between February 11, 2021 and September 27, 2023. Tesla told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the vehicle controller doesn’t have a sufficient threshold range at low fluid levels. An estimated 98 percent of the 54,676 recalled vehicles are believed to feature said issue, says Tesla.
According to documents filed with the federal watchdog, this condition represents a noncompliance with section 5.5.4 of US federal motor vehicle safety standard 135 for brake systems. The report attached below lists no fewer than seven part numbers for the vehicle controller.
On September 19 this year, several vehicles in production were identified as not showing a warning light for low brake fluid. This prompted the Palo Alto-based automaker to start investigating. Brakes Integration engineers promptly confirmed an incorrect setting of the set threshold range for detecting low brake fluid levels. Tesla began deploying the updated software to production and vehicles on September 28. At the moment of writing, Tesla isn’t aware of any incidents potentially related to the aforementioned condition.
2023.32.7 further includes improved Autopilot visualizations and an improved reverse camera view. Improved video post-processing, service mode release notes, service mode ECU status, and a vertical rather than horizontal volume indicator also need to be highlighted. Last but not least, 2023.32.7 added Hebrew to the list of touchscreen languages.
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In production at the Fremont assembly plant in California since 2015 for the 2016 model year, the Model X originally promised anything between 200 miles (that would be 322 kilometers in metric) for the 60D and 289 miles (465 kilometers) for the P100D. For the 2023 model year, the EPA-estimated range is 311 miles (500.5 kilometers) for the Plaid with the 22-inch wheels, 333 (536) with 20-inch wheels, and 348 (560) for the dual-motor specification.
The standard Model X dual motor also happens to be the most affordable of the bunch at $79,990 before options. The Plaid starts at $89,990 with the standard Cyberstream wheels, which limit the all-electric sport utility vehicle to 149 miles per hour (240 kilometers per hour).
Go for the Turbine wheels, and top speed improves to 163 mph (262 kph). In the United States market, the Model X comes in five colors for the exterior: red, blue, white, black, and silver. None cost extra over the advertised MSRP. Capable of hitting 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) in merely 3.8 seconds, the dual-motor version is properly fast.
On the other hand, the Plaid rocks three motors for a 0-60 estimate of 2.5 seconds with the first foot of rollout subtracted. The quarter mile is dealt with in 9.9 seconds. Of course, both versions of the X qualify for the $7,500 federal tax credit.
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