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Tesla is recalling over 125,000 vehicles in the United States over concerns about its seat belt warning system.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a malfunction in the vehicles' seat belt warning system can increase the risk of injury to the driver when they’re involved in a collision. Specifically, the seat belt warning light and audible chime might not get activated when a driver isn’t wearing their seat belt.
The recall impacts certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.
Tesla plans to release an over-the-air software update that will make it so the vehicles rely on the driver’s seat belt buckle and the car's ignition status to issue the warning rather than using the car’s software.
Last month, Tesla recalled nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks due to an issue that could cause the accelerator pedal to get stuck in the vehicle’s interior trim, essentially making it difficult for the EV to slow down or stop. Letters about the recall will be sent to Cybertruck owners this month.
In February, Tesla also issued a recall for a number of different vehicles because the warning light font sizes for its, park, anti-lock brake, and brake controls were too small, and in December it recalled 2 million vehicles due to issues with Autopilot’s safety alerts.