A total of 817,143 Tesla vehicles are being recalled for a fault with the seatbelt warning system, which could fail to activate in certain situations.
The start of has been 2022 a busy period for Tesla. In between shipping record numbers of cars, the automaker is dealing with a few investigations and recalls, the latest of which was issued on February 1 in regards to the firm's seat belt warning system.
Cars are required to sound an audio seat belt reminder if the driver is unbuckled when the car is started, but some Tesla vehicles allow the chime to stop under certain circumstances.
Owners have found that if they exit the vehicle while the chime is sounding and then reenter the vehicle without buckling, the chime does not sound.
The more than 800,000 cars included in the recall covers all Model 3 and Model Ys produced, as well as select 2021-2022 Model S and Model X vehicles.
The seat belts are still safe
Though the physical seat belts themselves are no less safe because of the chime issue, the NHTSA is concerned that the lack of a warning system could allow drivers to forget to use a seatbelt.
In recall documents posted to its site, the organization states that "if the audible seat belt reminder chime does not activate at the start of a new drive cycle and the driver does not notice the accompanying visual seat belt telltale, the driver may not be reminded to buckle their safety belt and may begin operating the vehicle in an unbuckled state, which could increase the risk of injury."
This is the second Tesla recall announced just this week, though it's refreshing to see a somewhat "normal" reason for the action.
Tesla's other recent recall involved its Full Self Driving (FSD) system's tendency to allow vehicle to perform rolling stops, which is bad for a whole host of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that it's illegal almost everywhere.
Via Business Insider
