Jan 24, 2025 04:01 PM IST
The cars had two software issues which can cause the electronic power steering system to fail, as well as cause a malfunction of the cars’ rearview cameras
Tesla Inc. will release a software update for around 1.2 million cars in China to fix power steering and rear view camera issues, according to a Bloomberg report.
The software update was needed since the cars had two software issues which could cause the electronic power steering system to fail as well as cause a potential malfunction of the cars’ rearview cameras which can impair vision while reversing, according to the report which cited a statement from the State Administration for Market Regulation.
The power steering issue affected 871,087 Chinese-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles while the camera issue affected 335,716 cars including a mix of imported Model S and Model X electric vehicles and domestically produced Model 3 and Model Ys, according to the report.
Though the update is over-the-air and can be performed by most owners without going to service centres, Tesla will contact owners who can’t do this to provide replacements free of charge.
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This comes after Tesla had filed a similar recall notice in the US earlier this month which involved about 240,000 cars.
The US-based EV giant isn’t alone in this either. Even Xiaomi Corp. recalled 30,931 SU7 electric sedans produced between February and November last year because of a software issue which posed a potential safety risk around the cars’ intelligent parking feature, the report cited the State Administration for Market Regulation as having said in another statement.
At the moment, Tesla has a market share of about 10.6% in China’s battery EV market, which has shrunk from 16% in 2020. It sold about 2.3 million cars there as of the end of 2024, according to the report which cited data from the China Automotive Technology and Research Center.
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This is because of an unprecedented surge in competition from Chinese players like BYD Co.
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