Elon Musk’s Tesla recalls 321,000 vehicles over taillight software glitch

Elon Musk-tin Tesla is recalling more than 321,000 vehicles for a software glitch and will deploy an over-the-air (OTA) firmware update to correct the anomaly in tail lights that may cause false fault detections.

The remedy OTA firmware update prevents false fault detections during the “vehicle wake up process”, which ensures that all tail lamps operate as designed, whereas a firmware release without the remedy may not prevent false fault detections, according to a filing with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The recall covers certain 2023 Model 3 vehicles and 2020 to 2023 Model Y vehicles.

During the week of October 24, Tesla observed customer complaints primarily from foreign markets that claimed vehicle tail lamps were not illuminating.