By golly, they’re right. These warning lights really are tiny.
Electric vehicle maker Tesla announced yet another a major recall campaign covering virtually all of the automobiles it’s ever manufactured.
In December, one recall came after U.S. regulators said that the California-based automaker had not taken sufficient action to ensure that drivers remain attentive when using advanced driver-assistance technology that can steer, accelerate, and brake the vehicle without driver intervention. The second, at the very end of the month, was because the doors of the cars in question could pop open in crashes if the locks aren’t activated.
The automaker’s first recall for 2024, which involves 2.2 million cars, is due to issues with warning lights is due to Tesla having used the wrong size font on warning lights on the dash. The insufficient font size could increase the risk of a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
The recall includes the following models: Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, Model Y, and 2024 Cybertruck vehicles, the NHTSA said.
“Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash,” the agency said in a statement.
The recall is the automaker’s fifth in less than two years and its largest since its founding.
The font used for to indicate the brake, park, and anti-lock brake controls is, at 1/8” (3.2 mm), smaller than the agency mandates and, as such, is harder for drivers to read. This increases the risk of the driver making a mistake or getting into an accident.
Tesla has already begun over-the-air updates to remedy the situation, it said.
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