Tesla is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles in America due to a serious safety issue, Newsweek reported.
On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the recall, which affects the 2024 Cybertruck, Model 3s produced between 2017 and 2025, and 2020–2025 Model Y cars. The potentially fatal issue stems from the vehicles’ TPMS warning light, which fails to alert drivers to dangerously low tire pressure. Driving without your tires at the proper pressure point can make vehicles harder to handle, potentially resulting in accidents.
Tesla plans to address the issue with an over-the-air software update, a remedy the company often uses to fix software glitches. The tech manufacturer said it will send out letters to affected owners beginning Feb. 15, 2025. Tesla owners with questions or concerns can contact the company’s customer support department, or the NHTSA’s Vehicle Safety Hotline.
This is hardly Tesla’s first major recall of 2024. In July, the company recalled 1.85 million North American vehicles due to a software glitch which could result in the car’s hood becoming detached and obscuring the driver’s view. It was Tesla’s largest recall since December 2023, when 2.03 million vehicles — nearly half the Tesla cars in America — were recalled due to an issue with the self-driving software.
In April, Tesla recalled 4,000 cars over a problem related to acceleration. Just a few weeks earlier, in February, the company recalled 2.2 million cars because some dashboard warning lights were deemed too small to be seen by drivers.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Men’s Journal about this latest recall.
