Tesla USA points bodily Mannequin 3 recall, native influence unclear

Tesla has bodily recalled greater than 24,000 examples of its Mannequin 3 sedan within the USA, to repair an issue with the rear seatbelt meeting.

A complete of 24,064 examples of the electrical sedan constructed between 2017 and 2022 are being “proactively” recalled, based on Electrek.

An electronic mail from Tesla to house owners says the recall is to “examine the meeting of the second-row left-hand seat belt buckle and the middle seat belt anchor to make sure parts are fixed to specification”.

In contrast to some Tesla recollects, the repair for the issue with the rear seatbelt meeting can’t be issued over-the-air.

“Servicing sure parts in Mannequin 3 automobiles requires disassembly of the second-row left seat belt buckle and middle seat belt anchor, each of that are fixed with the identical bolt,” says an NHTSA defect discover, as reported by Electrek.

“Each parts could have been incorrectly reassembled after disassembly throughout a service motion.”

It’s not been confirmed whether or not any automobiles are affected in Australia.

Tesla recalled the 2018-20 Mannequin 3 regionally in August 2021 to repair an issue with the entrance seatbelt meeting, however hasn’t commented on whether or not the American recall for the rear seats will lengthen to native automobiles.

Though the Mannequin 3 (and Mannequin Y SUV) at the moment bought in Australia is sourced from Shanghai, China, our vehicles got here from the identical Fremont, California manufacturing unit as American-delivered vehicles till early in 2021.

CarExpert will replace this story if extra particulars in regards to the native implications change into clear.