FRANKFURT: The automatic emergency call system in Tesla (TSLA.O) models Y and 3 is being recalled due to a bug that affects 59,000 vehicles worldwide, according to Germany’s road traffic agency.
The eCall, which is intended to automatically contact emergency responders in the event of a serious accident, is malfunctioning, the KBA watchdog reported on its website on June 29.
The recall was first announced on Saturday by German regional broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, which covers the area where Tesla’s German model Y and battery production facility are located close to Berlin.
KBA did not say how many of the 59,129 vehicles affected worldwide were registered in Germany
Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, already has his hands full with the software issue. Tesla announced on Saturday that its second-quarter deliveries of electric vehicles were down 17.9% from the first quarter due to disruptions in its supply chain and production caused by China’s Covid 19 shutdown.
Tesla’s new factories in Texas and Berlin, according to Musk, are “losing billions of dollars” as they try to increase production amid a battery shortage and problems with Chinese ports.
Before it could request a recall, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had to upgrade its investigation into 830,000 Tesla vehicles equipped with the advanced driver assistance system Autopilot.
Tesla wasn’t available to comment right away.
