Tesla Recalling Nearly 12,000 US Vehicles Over Software Communication Error

Tesla Recalling Nearly 12,000 US Vehicles Over Software Communication Error
A Tesla logo on a Model S is photographed inside of a Tesla dealership in New York on April 29, 2016. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
|Updated:

WASHINGTON—Tesla Inc. is recalling nearly 12,000 U.S. vehicles sold since 2017 because a communication error may cause a false forward-collision warning or unexpected activation of the automatic emergency braking system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday.

The California automaker said the recall of 11,704 Model S, X, 3 and Y vehicles was prompted after a software update on Oct. 23 to vehicles in its limited early access Full-Self Driving (Beta) population.