US electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla will recall around 1.62 million EVs out of safety concerns in the Chinese market, the market regulator said on Friday.
A total of 1,610,105 imported Model S, Model X, Model 3 and domestic-made Model 3 and Model Y EVs manufactured between August 26, 2014 and December 20, 2023 are to be recalled due to problems with the automatic assisted steering, according to a statement from the State Administration for Market Regulation. The problems will be fixed by a remote over-the-air software update, it said.
In addition, some imported Model S and Model X EVs produced between October 26, 2022 and November 16, 2023 will be recalled, totaling 7,538 vehicles, to fix a problem with doors that could unlock in collisions, it said.
This is reported to be the US EV maker's largest recall in China so far, as its previous massive recall was in May 2023, involving 1.1 million vehicles.
