Tesla recollects 13,000 Mannequin 3 and Y automobiles

A brand new recall affecting hundreds of lately manufactured Tesla Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y autos is imminent, based on a report filed to the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA).

The Elon Musk–led EV firm is ready to recall greater than 13,000 automobiles constructed between March and August 2025 because of a battery difficulty that may trigger a sudden loss in propulsion whereas driving. The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) estimates that roughly one % of these autos are affected.

The NHTSA report states that the issue stems from a battery pack contactor that “might immediately open because of poor coil termination connection,” slicing energy unexpectedly. The NHTSA wrote that Tesla sellers had been to be notified of the difficulty by Oct. 15.

In accordance with the NHTSA, Tesla has recognized 36 guarantee claims and 26 area reviews associated to the difficulty, however says it’s not conscious of any crashes, accidents, or fatalities tied to the defect. Whereas the company beneficial a recall, Tesla is just not legally required to difficulty one — which means this recall is completely voluntary on the corporate’s half.

Regularly, Tesla resolves recollects by over-the-air software program updates. This time, nevertheless, drivers might want to carry their autos to a service heart to have the defective contactors bodily changed. The repairs shall be accomplished freed from cost.

This marks one more recall for a Tesla-manufactured car, following a string of points earlier this yr involving the Cybertruck. The so-called “apocalypse-proof” EV has already confronted a number of recollects — together with one during which the accelerator pedal might turn into lodged underneath inside trim, and one other over an exterior panel that risked detaching whereas driving.

The recall additionally follows mounting scrutiny from U.S. regulators over Tesla’s security practices. Earlier this month, NHTSA launched a separate investigation into almost 2.9 million Tesla autos geared up with the corporate’s Full Self-Driving system after receiving dozens of complaints of site visitors violations and crashes involving the software program.