Around 12,000 Tesla vehicles have been recalled due to safety issues associated with a software glitch

The car company recalled nearly 12,000 EVs sold in the US since 2017 which are subject to a safety recall because a communication error which may cause a false forward-collision warning or unexpected activation of the emergency brakes.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated that owners of impacted models should contact Tesla as soon as possible.

The California automaker stated that the concern was over 11,704 Model S, X, 3 and Y vehicles, and the recall was prompted after a software update on 23 October to vehicles in its limited early access version 10.3 Full-Self Driving (FSD) (Beta) population.

FSD is an advanced driver assistance system that handles some driving tasks but Tesla says does not make vehicles autonomous.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tesla “uninstalled FSD 10.3 after receiving reports of inadvertent activation of the automatic emergency braking system” and then “updated the software and released FSD version 10.3.1 to those vehicles affected”.

The agency confirmed it intends to “continue its conversations with Tesla to ensure that any safety defect is promptly acknowledged and addressed”.

The recent recall follows the NHTSA last month questioning the Elon Musk owned company why it hadn’t issued a recall to address software updates made to its autopilot driver-assistance system to improve the vehicles’ ability to detect emergency vehicles.