Tesla rearview camera failure leads to recall of 240,000 vehicles
Tesla rearview camera failure leads to recall of 240,000 vehicles

Tesla Model 3, Model S, Model X, and Tesla Model Y rearview camera screen may be blank. January 10, 2025 — About 240,000 Tesla vehicles are being recalled because rearview camera images may not be displayed on the screen. The rearview camera recall involves these vehicles equipped with computer circuit boards that may short circuit. 2024-2025 Tesla Model 3 2024-2025 Tesla Model S 2023-2025 Tesla Model X 2023-2025 Tesla Model Y People may have forgotten about the old method, but Tesla says customers can perform a shoulder check and use the rearview mirror if the rearview camera image fails. Tesla noticed the camera image problem in November 2024, when engineers saw an increase in on-board computer replacements. "Analysis traces this condition to software versions prior to 2024.44.25.3 or 2024.45.25.6. This sequence of specific software and hardware configurations, coupled with cooler temperatures, may increase reverse current flow, resulting in primary and/or Secondary power component short circuit ” — Tesla As of…

Tesla crashes into parked fire truck, family sues Tesla
Tesla crashes into parked fire truck, family sues Tesla

Giovanni Mendoza Martinez was killed when his Tesla Model S hit a Cal Fire truck. December 11, 2024 — Tesla Model S owner Giovanni Mendoza Martinez was killed on February 18, 2023, when his car crashed into a Cal Fire truck that had been hit by a An accident occurred and stopped across the highway to block traffic. Now, Martinez's family has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, which blamed its driver assistance system Autopilot for the fatal accident. Genesis Giovanni Mendoza Martinez, 31, purchased a used Model S in March 2021, the lawsuit states. “When Giovanni bought a Tesla Model S, he understood that the car would drive itself and that he would no longer have to drive it.” — Tesla lawsuit At about 3:54 a.m., Giovanni Martinez was driving a Tesla Model S with his brother in the passenger seat. While the Model S was traveling in the second lane of northbound Interstate 680, the car engaged Autopilot. But…