Tesla remembers 130K vehicles; contact screens can go blank

Tesla is recalling about 130,000 automobiles across its U.S. model lineup because their contact screens can overheat and go blank.

The recalls covers sure Model S sedan and Model X SUVs from 2021 and 2022, as well as Mannequin 3 automobiles and Mannequin Y SUVs from 2022.

Documents posted Tuesday by the Nationwide Highway Traffic Security Administration say that in the course of the fast-charging process, the central processing computers might not cool sufficiently. That can trigger the computer to lag or restart, making the center display run slowly or seem blank.

Without the center display, the vehicles can lose rearview camera shows, settings that management windshield defrosters and indicators that say whether the vehicles are in drive, neutral and reverse. That may improve the chance of a crash.

Tesla is fixing the issue with on-line software updates that may improve temperature administration for the computer. Updates began on May 3.

Tesla says that it discovered the problem in routine endurance testing. The company has no reviews of crashes or injuries, but it acquired 59 associated warranty claims from January to early May.

Tesla has had a spate of safety problems this yr, including multiple investigations opened by NHTSA, the nation's highway security watchdog. The recall is the eleventh for the electric vehicle company since Jan. 27. Most have been mounted with software program updates.

Early in 2021 the Austin, Texas, firm recalled about 135,000 automobiles, also as a result of the touch screens could go darkish. Initially the corporate had refused to do a recall. The company said the screens' laptop processors have a finite number of program-and-erase cycles and didn't final lengthy enough. The company agreed to exchange the pc processors.

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