Do Tesla Cars Get Shipped Back When There's A Recall?
With so many Tesla recalls happening recently, there might be a concern that several thousand electric vehicles have to be shipped back to the factory or sent to a service center for repair. Thankfully, that's not usually required. Tesla is a different kind of company and, in some ways, Tesla cars behave more like electronics than traditional automobiles.
In 2017, Tesla issued a recall of 53,000 vehicles that had been sold in 2016. The issue was faulty parking brakes which might fail to disengage and prevent the cars from being driven. The following year, a more serious recall involved 123,000 Tesla cars due to possible corrosion on power steering bolts. This type of failure could make it difficult for the driver to turn the wheel, creating a safety hazard. 2019 brought no new recalls but another 50,000 cars needed service in 2020, and 2021 proved to be the worst in the company's history. About half a million Tesla vehicles were recalled because of a flaw with a cable in the trunk that could lead to a rear camera failure.
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With so many recalls there might be a perception that Tesla is in trouble, but it's not uncommon for larger automakers to have recalls in the millions. Traditional vehicles that don't have the option for over-the-air (OTA) updates require the car to be returned or dropped off at a service center to have a problem repaired, even if it is a software issue. Tesla is a bit unique in that a large number of its components and systems can be updated, enhanced, or tweaked with a wireless upgrade. Tesla OTA updates are frequent, often more than once each month. Sometimes these are minor adjustments that have nothing to do with safety, while
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