Tesla recalls thousands of Australian EVs

EV maker issues urgent notice for Australian customers

There’s been an urgent safety notice to some of Tesla’s Australian customers.

The Tesla “Model 3 Performance” has been recalled over a potential fault with the speedometer.

Almost three thousand vehicles are impacted by the notice.

The recall notice has been lodged with the Australian Department of Infrastructure and says that “Due to a software issue the vehicle, when operated in Track Mode, [the car] does not display the Unit of speed (kph or mph) correctly.”

The affected vehicles are stamped Model Years of 2018 to 2022.

The department has also issued a stark warning about the issue, stating that ‘if the driver is unable to correctly determine the speed of the vehicle, it may increase the risk of an accident, causing injury or death to the vehicle occupants and other road users.’

Customers will not have to return the car to a dealership to fix the error.

Instead, Tesla will fix the error remotely with affected owners set to receive a notification prompting an over-the-air update to rectify the fault.

Check if your EV is impacted by the recall:

Those wanting to know if their vehicle is impacted by the recall are urged to check their car’s information here.