TESLA Recalls 1.1 Million US Vehicles To Update Software

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Tesla (TSLA.O) is recalling almost 1.1 million cars in the U.S. because the automatic window reversal system might not work right.

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Tesla told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the automatic window reversal system would get a software update over-the-air.

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Some Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X cars that are made between 2017 and 2022 are part of the recall.

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Tesla said that it did not know of any warranty claims, field reports, crashes, injuries, or deaths that were related to the recall.

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NHTSA claimed a window that closes without an automatic reversing system could pinch a driver or passenger too hard before retracting, causing injury.

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NHTSA said that the cars didn't meet the power window requirements of a federal safety standard for cars.

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Tesla reported that during August product testing, the automatic window reversing mechanism "changed more than expected"

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After extensive testing, Tesla found that the cars' pinch sensing and retracting abilities did not meet automatic reversing system criteria.

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Tesla claimed that starting September 13, vehicles being built or prepared for delivery received a software update that fixed the power windows.

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Tesla said that the software update "improves the way the vehicle's automatic window reversal system works."

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Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to criticize the way the callback was called a recall.

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