A Tesla charging station in the suburbs of Berlin on October 3, 2021 (AFP / Odd ANDERSEN)
The electric car giant Tesla recalls in China nearly 200,000 vehicles “potentially” defective at the level of the trunks, announced Friday the Chinese regulator, the day after a similar recall in the United States.
The vehicles affected by this recall have a trunk that may “open unexpectedly while driving. […] which presents security risks, “the market regulator (SAMR) said in a statement.
The measure concerns three batches of cars produced between 2015 and 2020.
The recall includes 19,700 Model S, for a potential problem related to the misalignment of one of the trunk latches located at the front of the vehicle.
The other 180,000 vehicles are Model 3, whose repeated opening and closing of the trunk can damage a cable of the backup camera, said the regulator.
Tesla will inspect affected vehicles free of charge, SAMR said.
The announcement comes the day after a recall of nearly half a million Tesla in the United States for identical issues.
Already in June, the American manufacturer had recalled 285,000 cars in China after an anomaly in the driver assistance software.
Tesla has faced numerous social media complaints this year in China over alleged quality and service issues.
In the spring, the outburst of a disgruntled customer at the Shanghai Auto Show sparked criticism against the brand.
Perched on the roof of a Tesla, she claimed to have almost died due to a failure of the braking system on her vehicle. The images had gone viral.
China is the brand’s most important market. Elon Musk’s company built its third factory in Shanghai in China in 2019 and a quarter of its total production is sold in the country.
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