Tesla is recalling 578,607 vehicles in the U.S., its 11th recall since last October, over speakers that functioned or covered the sound of its pedestrian warning system.
The National Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on February 10 that the recall is mainly due to the "Boombox" feature in Tesla's speakers, which allows drivers to play sounds while the vehicle is moving, which could mask pedestrians. audible warning, which in turn violated federal safety standards.
NHTSA said Tesla will fix the issue via an over-the-air update (OTA), in which the "Boombox" feature will be disabled.
The recall covers Model S, Model X and Model Y produced between 2020 and 2022, and Model 3 produced between 2017 and 2022.
Tesla has recently launched frequent large-scale recalls as U.S. safety regulators have stepped up scrutiny of Tesla.
On Wednesday, Tesla announced it was recalling 26,681 vehicles in the U.S. due to a software bug that could reduce windshield defrosting performance.
On February 3, Tesla announced a recall of more than 817,000 vehicles in the United States due to software security issues. This recall is also the largest recall in the company's history.
For Tesla's frequent quality problems, the company's CEO Musk has long foreseen.
In an interview back in February last year, Musk publicly acknowledged that the quality of Tesla's electric vehicles would suffer once the company significantly expanded production capacity.
When asked when he should buy Tesla, Musk admitted that the average customer either buys it at the beginning or waits until production stabilizes, and the company's products are destined to have various problems during the ramp-up process.
Tesla closed down nearly 3%, and its market value evaporated by more than $28 billion (about 180 billion yuan), at $904.55 per share, with a total market value of $934.9 billion.