Elon Musk’s Tesla is recalling 120,423 cars in the U. S. Due to the risk of cabin doors opening in the event of an accident, U. S. highway protection regulator said on Friday. The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (FDA) announced the electric carmaker’s earlier recall. .
The electric car maker recently released an over-the-air (OTA) software update to address this issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said.
This recall will primarily affect Tesla’s 2021-2023 Model S and Model X vehicles, as the cars do not meet certain federal protection standards.
Those who do not know, Tesla had also recalled more than two million vehicles in the U.S. last week. Reportedly, this was the largest ever recall that covered nearly all of its vehicles on the country’s roads. It is believed that the recall was done in order to install new safeguards in its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system, since the federal regulator cited safety concerns.
Meanwhile, Panasonic, Tesla’s supplier, also said it doesn’t have to build a multibillion-dollar EV battery plant in Oklahoma.
Panasonic already has an EV battery plant under construction in Kansas and had been eyeing Oklahoma as a potential additional location. The Japanese company already operates a joint-venture EV battery plant with Tesla in Nevada.
In April, Panasonic entered into a formal agreement with the state of Oklahoma to explore building a factory in the state. Panasonic said Wednesday that it has decided not to move forward with the plan. It cited “a wide range of factors” without naming any.
People involved in negotiations with the state of Oklahoma said there were differences over the situations and potential grants.
Panasonic has struggled with high costs at the Kansas structure site, corporate officials said. With the passage of the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, factories are being built at an immediate pace to manufacture batteries, semiconductors, and other products that the U. S. considers strategic, driving up costs for factory structure and equipment.
The above-estimate costs in Kansas have made it harder for Panasonic to commit to building another similar plant, people at the company said.
A Panasonic spokeswoman declined to comment on pricing on the Kansas site. She said the company’s goal of building two hundred gigawatt-hours of battery capacity through early 2031 has not changed.
(With contributions from Reuters)
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