Tesla Recall 2021: Nearly 12,000 EVs Recalled Over Unexpected Activation Of Emergency Brakes

Tesla (TSLA) has issued a recall for nearly 12,000 of its electric vehicles due to a communication error that may cause a false forward-collision warning or unexpected activation of the automatic emergency brake system.

The recall affects Tesla’s 2017 to 2021 Model S, Model 3, Model X, and 2020 to 2021 Model Y vehicles that are operating software version 2021.36.5.2.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s notice, if the automatic emergency brake system unexpectedly activates while driving, it could cause a rear-end collision from a following vehicle.

The recall comes after the electric carmaker released a software update on Oct. 23 in its limited early access version of 10.3 Full-Self Driving (Beta) Population. The Full-Self Driving is designed to manage some driving operations but does not make the vehicles autonomous, Tesla said, as reported by CNBC.

As the software was being deployed, Tesla received reports of false-forward collision warning and automatic emergency brake system events from customers. Tesla said in a matter of hours, it investigated the reports and “took actions to mitigate any potential safety risk.”

These actions included canceling the update on vehicles it had not been installed on, disabling the forward-collision warnings and automatic emergency brake system on affected vehicles and reverting the software to the nearest available version.

To remedy the issue, the automaker determined the root cause of the issue and developed a new software release as a corrective solution. Tesla said it will release the over-the-air software update free of charge to EV owners to repair the issue.

Tesla said it is not aware of any crashes or injuries related to the recall issue.

Recall notices are expected to be mailed Dec. 28.

For more information, affected Tesla owners can contact customer service at 1-877-798-3752.

As of Tuesday premarket hours, shares of Tesla were trading at $1,169.00, down $39.59, or 3.28%.