US seeks answers from Tesla over no recall

Re:US seeks answers from Tesla over no recall by LatteLazy on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @12:03PM (#28853921)

>In a letter to Tesla, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told the electric car maker Tuesday that it must recall vehicles if an over-the-internet update deals with a safety defect.

Why? If a defect can be fixed with a software update over the net, it makes no sense to recall vehicles.

>“Any manufacturer issuing an over-the-air update that mitigates a defect that poses an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety is required to timely file an accompanying recall notice to NHTSA,” the agency said in a letter to Eddie Gates, Tesla’s director of field quality.

The risk in question is really really really low (12 crashes so far, all at least partly user error?). So I don't see how it can be seen as "unreasonable".

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Re:US seeks answers from Tesla over no recall by zardo on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @12:30PM (#28854260)

> Why? If a defect can be fixed with a software update over the net, it makes no sense to recall vehicles.

Recall means doing the repair for free and (what NHTSA wants in this case) following the recall reporting requirements.

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Re:US seeks answers from Tesla over no recall by GauntletWizard on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @01:00PM (#28854634)

I'm A-Okay with them being required to follow reporting requirements. NHTSA should figure out guidance for doing that for over the air updates, yesterday.

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Re:US seeks answers from Tesla over no recall by zardo on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @02:15PM (#28855500)

It's been a few years since I filed a recall, but I don't see how OTA changes anything about the process. Start fixing vehicles ASAP, send NHTSA the recall notice, notify owners.

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