Tesla and Toyota dealing with other recalls, all the details
The difficulties continue for the American Tesla and the Japanese Toyota, grappling with various scandals at their subsidiaries: both manufacturers will now have to deal with new recalls of their cars. And China is once again targeting the on-board cameras of Musk's electric cars
Complex period for Tesla and Toyota. Two companies apparently very different from each other – especially considering the aversion of the former CEO Akio Toyoda , director of the board of directors in the last year, for the electric car. During 2023, the Texan brand was not only overtaken by the Chinese BYD in terms of the number of electric cars produced but also has to deal with a large number of recalls . On the other side of the Pacific, Toyota, amid various scandals at its subsidiaries which even lead to dieselgate , is struggling with new recalls like Tesla.
TOYOTA'S US RECALLS
Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving several 2022-2024 model year Toyota Tundra and Tundra Hybrid, 2023-2024 model year Sequoia, and 2022-2024 model year Lexus LX 600 vehicles in the United States. Some parts of the transmission, the Japanese company says, may not disengage immediately when the vehicle is moved to neutral position.
This may allow some of the engine power to continue to be transferred to the wheels resulting in the vehicle inadvertently moving forward at low speed when on a level surface and the brakes are not applied, increasing the risk of an accident. For all affected vehicles, Toyota and Lexus dealers will update the transmission software at no cost to customers. Owners of the affected vehicles will be notified by the end of April 2024.
Not even a month ago, the Japanese brand had recalled over 50 thousand cars due to a defect in the airbags supplied by the company Takata , the compatriot engulfed a few years ago by a safety scandal. For this reason, cars that are no longer very young have ended up under the microscope: the Toyota Corolla produced in 2003-2004, the Corolla Matrix from 2003-2004 and the RAV4 from 2004-2005.
THE CHINESE RECALLS OF TESLA
On the other side of the Pacific, the US car manufacturer Tesla will recall 8,700 vehicles in China due to a software malfunction related to rear cameras. According to the State Administration for Market Regulation (Samr) of China, the technical interventions will be carried out on 1,071 imported Model X and S and on 7,269 Model 3 produced in the country.
OTHERS' TESLAS
This is not the first time the Chinese administration has targeted Tesla's cameras. For example, Elon Musk 's cars are denied, as reported by the Wall Street Journal , from 2021 onwards from "sensitive" areas, for example in the neighborhoods where party leaders meet.
Similarly, public administration and army employees would have been asked to park their cars far from the workplace, for fear that on-board cameras and microphones would be exploited for espionage purposes.
In 2023 the same accusation was revived by the ban on Tesla owners from driving in some areas of Chengdu on the occasion of President Xi Jinping 's visit for the World University Games. Chinese obsession? And will the US trigger the same restrictions for Beijing's electric cars that are about to invade the US market?
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/tesla-toyota-richiami/ on Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:58:13 +0000.