Tesla issues software update to address rearview camera recall

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) issued a recall for 27,185 2024 Cybertruck vehicles. The NHTSA recall action stated that the rearview camera image may be delayed after shifting into reverse. As such, the impacted vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard in terms of rear visibility.

“On certain affected vehicles, under certain conditions, the vehicle system (including the rearview image) may not complete a shutdown process before the system is commanded to boot-up. If the driver starts a backing event before the vehicle system completes its shutdown and boot-up, the rearview image may not display within two seconds of placing the vehicle in reverse as required.”

The recall action covers certain Model Year 2024 Cybertruck vehicles manufactured between November 13, 2023, and September 14, 2024, that are or were operating with a specific software logic for low voltage hardware.

As of September 25, 2024, Tesla (TSLA) identified 45 warranty claims and four field reports that may be related to the condition. Tesla (TSLA) is not aware of any collisions, fatalities or injuries that may be related to the condition.

Tesla released an over-the-air software update to address the issue. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 25.

Shares of Tesla were down 1.61% in premarket trading on Thursday, after falling 3.49% on Wednesday.