According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website, "In rare instances, taillamps on one or both sides of affected vehicles may intermittently illuminate due to a firmware anomaly that may cause false fault detections during the vehicle wake up process. Brake lamps, backup lamps and turn signal lamps are not affected by this condition and continue to operate as designed."
Tesla estimates that less than 1% of vehicles on the road in the United States exhibit the defect. Interestingly, Tesla says it "observed customer complaints primarily from foreign markets."
Like many Tesla recalls, a simple over-the-air update will fix the issue, so owners won't need to take their vehicles into a physical location for servicing. Tesla says vehicles built starting on November 6, 2022, already have the latest firmware that corrects the problem.
Source: NHTSA
