Tesla Recalls More Than 321,000 Vehicles In The US, This November 2022 Is The Fourth Times

Tesla pulled the cars with error on the back brake light. (photo: twitter @tesla)

JAKARTA - Tesla is recalling more than 321,000 vehicles in the United States because the taillights sometimes don't come on. This information comes from the electric car maker Saturday, November 19.

The news follows Tesla's Friday November 18 recall of nearly 30,000 Model X cars in the United States due to an issue that could cause the front passenger airbag to not deploy properly. The recall decision sent Tesla Inc. shares down nearly 3% to a two-year low.

In an announcement published last Saturday to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the electric vehicle maker said the recall regarding the taillights covers some 2023 Model 3 vehicles and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.

Texas-based Tesla said it would implement an over-the-air update to fix the taillight issue and said it had no reports of accidents or injuries related to the recall.

Tesla also said the recall was in response to customer complaints that surfaced in late October, mostly from overseas markets, claiming the vehicle's taillights did not turn on.

Tesla's investigation found that in rare cases a light may intermittently malfunction due to an anomaly that can lead to false fault detection during the vehicle startup process. Tesla says it has received three warranty reports of the problem.

According to NHTSA data, Tesla has reported 19 US recall campaigns in 2022 covering more than 3.7 million vehicles including four recalls in November.

Recall of car products is actually a natural thing in the world, especially in the US. This is a form of producer responsibility for their products. However, if the recall is frequent and continues to occur, it raises a question mark about the actual quality of the product.