Palo Alto, California – Tesla is recalling nearly 6,000 vehicles due to concerns that their brake caliper bolts might loosen, which could potentially cause a loss of tire pressure and increase the risk of a crash.
Cars that are part of the voluntary recall include certain 2019-2021 Model 3 vehicles and 2020-2021 Model Y vehicles.
Tesla claims they have not been made aware of any accidents or injuries happening as a result of the potential loose bolt, but is offering to inspect and tighten, or replace the caliper bolts as necessary for free.
The company was made aware of this issue in December, when during a field test a 2021 Model Y was discovered to be missing a fastener on the driver-side rear brake caliper. They have since taken measures to prevent this from happening during production.
This announcement comes after the world’s leading electric brand recalled 36,126 Model S and Model X vehicles in China and 134,951 cars in the U.S. over faulty touch screens in February. In 2020, they recalled nearly 50,000 cars in China over faulty suspension and 9,500 Model X and Model Y cars in the U.S.
As of Wednesday morning, Teslas stocks were down 1.5 per cent.
