Tesla recalls more than 80,000 China-made and imported cars produced from as early as 2013, for seat belt and software issues, according to a statement by the Chinese market regulator.
Tesla recalls Model S & Model X cars imported to China
The Texas-based automaker has recalled 67,698 Model S/X cars imported to China between September 25, 2013, and November 21, 2020, due to software problems affecting the battery management system in the vehicles, as per CNN.
The manufacturer says it will upgrade the software of recalled vehicles.
“Recalls are always costly and often get amplified in a way that can be reputationally damaging — especially true now as the market has become hyper-competitive and Tesla’s backlog has been shrinking,” said Shanghai-based Automobility CEO Bill Russo.
“This recall mostly impacts imported models (S and X), so it can be managed if they get out in front of it.”
Tesla recalls imported & China-made Model 3 cars
In addition, Tesla recalled 2,736 imported Model 3 cars manufactured between January and November 2019 and 10,127 China-made ones of the same model produced between October 14, 2019, and September 26, 2022. It said this was because of potentially faulty seat belt installation, which the company will check and reinstall.
In April, Tesla recalled 127,785 units of Model 3 cars in China, citing possible faults in semiconductor components that might lead to collisions.
China is one of the brand’s most significant markets. The automaker has a major production factory in Shanghai and has been selling a record number of China made-cars in months.
