This means that fingers could be pinched with too much force before the window reverses direction. The vehicles included in the recall are certain 2017-2022 Model 3, 2020-2021 Model Y, and 2021-2022 Model S and Model X vehicles.
According to documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, "A closing window may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury." Fortunately Tesla isn't aware of any injuries related to the faulty automatic reversal system.
The automaker will issue an over-the-air update to rectify the problem. Vehicles built after September 13, 2022, received the updated software from the factory and are therefore not included in this recall.
However, the problem is solved by a simple over-the-air software update. Vehicles built after September 13, 2022, received the updated software from the factory and are therefore not included in this recall.
Tesla technicians discovered the issue during "conformity of production testing" that they conducted from August 19, 2022 to August 23, 2022. During their tests, Tesla experts observed that the window automatic reversal mechanism "had significantly higher variations in response to pinch detection " than anticipated.
