Tesla is recalling more than 321,000 vehicles in the United States because the taillights may not always turn on, the company said in a statement.

The news follows another recall of nearly 30,000 Model X vehicles announced on Friday in the United States over a problem that may have caused the front passenger airbag to deploy improperly, sending the company’s shares down nearly 3 percent, their lowest in recent weeks. almost two years. , reports News.ro with reference to the Reuters agency.

In documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Saturday, the electric car maker said the taillight recall covers certain 2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.

Texas-based Tesla said it would issue an over-the-air update to fix the taillight problem and said it had no reports of crashes or injuries related to the recall. The company said the recall came after customer complaints it became aware of in late October, mostly from foreign markets, said the car’s taillights would not turn on.

The investigation found that in rare cases, the lamps may intermittently fail due to an anomaly that could cause a false fault to be detected during the vehicle’s activation process.

Tesla said it has received three warranty reports regarding the issue. According to NHTSA data, the company reported 19 recalls in the U.S. involving more than 3.7 million vehicles in 2022, including four recalls in November.

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