Tesla, which surprised Turkish users by adding Turkish language support to its vehicles a short time ago, came to the fore with unpleasant news this time. The electric car company has expanded the scope of the recall program it launched to fix critical faults in its cars.
It had previously recalled 600 thousand vehicles due to the Boombox feature not working properly. Now in infotainment systems, CPU overheating during fast charging announced that it has recalled 130,000 more vehicles due to Models found to be affected by this problem will be repaired free of charge at the technical service.
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Tesla Model 3 affects Y, S and X
The overheating problem, which is stated to affect the 2022 Model 3 and Y, as well as the 2021 and 2022 Model X and S, causes the vehicle’s touch screen to break partially or completely. The following information was shared in the statement made by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the USA:
During fast charging or in preparation for fast charging, the central processing unit (CPU) in infotainment systems may not cool enough to prevent higher-than-expected temperatures. This can cause the CPU to slow down or restart.
According to NHTSA, this issue can also prevent drivers from using their backup cameras, changing gears using the touchscreen, and adjusting the speed of the windshield wipers. Although some Tesla models automatically adjust the windshield wiper speeds, it poses a significant problem for vehicles without this feature.
No deaths or injuries
Tesla received 59 warranty claims and 59 field reports regarding the issue. In addition, it was stated that there were no injuries or deaths from this. On the other hand, with the software update released on May 3, the company improve temperature management and thus aims to solve the problem.
Tesla started using AMD Ryzen-based processors in its infotainment systems last year. Earlier this year, some drivers stated that the old models that came with Intel Atom were more performant at driving distance than cars with Ryzen. It is not yet known whether the CPU overheating issue is caused by AMD.
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