'Boombox' Allegedly Having Problems Again, Tesla Recalls Nearly 600 Thousand Cars In The US As A Result

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JAKARTA - Tesla is recalling nearly 595,000 vehicles in the United States because of its "Boombox" function, which can play sound through external speakers and obscure audible warnings to pedestrians.

Quoted from the Associated Press as reported by Antara, Saturday, April 16, this withdrawal is the second time due to an error in the "Boombox" function.

The electric car company said in a government document that the new recall would disable the "Boombox" if owners used a feature that allows them to "call out" vehicles at low speeds.

The first recall in February disabled the "Boombox" if the vehicle was in drive (D), neutral (N) or reverse (R) mode.

Both withdrawals will be made with an online software update.

The new recall covers select 2020 to 2022 Model Y, X, and S vehicles, as well as 2017 to 2022 Model 3s.

This was revealed in a document posted by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

"Boombox" allows the driver to play preset or custom sounds while the vehicle is moving. This violates federal safety standards that require pedestrian warning sounds for electric cars, which make a slight noise when moving.

The February withdrawal came after the security agency opened an investigation into the matter.

NHTSA said that in 2010, Congress required electric and hybrid vehicles to make pedestrian warning sounds.

Additionally, NHTSA uploaded documents showing that Tesla recalled more than 7,000 Model Xs from 2021 and 2022 because the side curtain airbags may not have inflated as intended in the crash when the windows were lowered.

Owners will be notified in early June, and the service center will replace airbags in the left and right front rows.