Tesla has initiated its 'largest recall ever' of over 120,000 vehicles in the United States, targeting the 2021-2023 Model S and Model X due to a safety issue where the cabin doors could unlock during a crash, failing to comply with U.S. government regulations. This recall is part of a larger effort that includes more than 2 million vehicles to address concerns with the Autopilot system, which has been described as having a 'fundamental flaw' by experts and lawmakers. Despite the recall, experts and consumer advocacy groups like Consumer Reports have criticized the measures as insufficient, claiming that the software update intended to fix the Autopilot system does not effectively limit where drivers can engage the technology. The recall follows a two-year investigation by U.S. safety regulators, including the NHTSA and comments from NTSB's Jennifer Homendy, into a series of crashes linked to the Autopilot system.
The Elon Musk-led Tesla is recalling more than 120,000 vehicles in the US which affects 2021-2023 Model S and Model X as the units fail to comply with certain federal safety standards for side-impact protection https://t.co/Kb0CtCojZ0 https://t.co/ekqnaI71yU
WATCH: Tesla is recalling 120,423 vehicles in the US over the risk of cabin doors being unlocked during a crash amid two oversees safety investigations https://t.co/o0JbogXAqK https://t.co/BHqkAYIssA
Tesla is recalling 120,423 vehicles in the US over the risk of cabin doors being unlocked during a crash, the country's road safety regulator said, days after announcing another recall by the electric-vehicle maker https://t.co/Kb0CtCoROy https://t.co/S6MMBn6tqq
WATCH: After recalling over 2 million vehicles in the US — its largest recall ever, covering nearly all of its cars on American roads — Tesla is set to recall more than 120,000 vehicles over the risk of cabin doors being unlocked during a crash https://t.co/o0JbogY8gi https://t.co/3rCaL50pnu
Tesla recalls 120,000 vehicles over doors that could unlock in crash https://t.co/Smw6RBfz1n https://t.co/9Q3bA5vIZf
Tesla is recalling 120,423 vehicles in the US over the risk of cabin doors being unlocked during a crash amid two oversees safety investigations https://t.co/Kb0CtCojZ0 https://t.co/YkR2pEQJdQ
WATCH: The Elon Musk-led Tesla is recalling more than 120,000 vehicles in the US which affects 2021-2023 Model S and Model X as the units fail to comply with certain federal safety standards for side-impact protection https://t.co/o0JbogXAqK https://t.co/fLI40V9SzA
Tesla recalls more than 120,000 Model X and Model S vehicles across US https://t.co/I1GLisfg0E https://t.co/1s6kAVCF4A
Tesla recalls 120,000 vehicles over potentially faulty doors that could open in a crash https://t.co/vesGadFTpZ
Tesla is recalling more than 120,000 vehicles over doors that fail to comply with U.S. government regulations. https://t.co/2UozWpzbqG
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Tesla is recalling 120,423 vehicles because the doors can unlatch and open in a crash. https://t.co/CyzwU2NaHg
Tesla recalling 120K vehicles over risk of doors unlocking during a crash https://t.co/JhiytyVC3f https://t.co/Cbv9XLJZMp
Tesla Recalls 120,000 Cars After Probe Finds Doors Can Unlock During Crashes https://t.co/svrcbGKJuC https://t.co/COnctN512o
Tesla recalls more than 120,000 Model X and Model S vehicles across US to fix crash safety software https://t.co/x8ZQCecJkR https://t.co/GSIabU3zhb
Tesla is recalling 120,000 vehicles in the US over a door safety issue https://t.co/HNV9oQ69jL https://t.co/6qvNBKjiIw
Tesla to recall over 120,000 vehicles in US - NHTSA https://t.co/x88jkx2aEg https://t.co/DHdRkb9jUO
.@GeoffRBennett: Tesla is recalling nearly all 2 million of its cars to limit the use of its autopilot feature. This follows a two-year investigation by safety regulators. How big a problem is this? And why didn't regulators catch this on the front end? NTSB's @JenniferHomendy… https://t.co/ADtHJwVz9F
New: Tesla’s fix for its Autopilot recall of more than 2 million vehicles is being called “insufficient” by Consumer Reports, following preliminary tests. Read more: https://t.co/7Y4o8HSWcR https://t.co/BRlsuCceMw
Tesla's recall of 2 million vehicles to fix its Autopilot system uses technology that may not work https://t.co/ZTWni3YCon
“Tesla's recall of 2 million vehicles to fix its Autopilot system uses technology that may not work” | AP News The NHTSA is thoroughly corrupt. https://t.co/udhbqsJpXt
🚨 Do you own a Tesla? We've got some potentially bad news. The company is recalling two million cars in the US in order to fix some Autopilot features. https://t.co/ekMQSHyJ2k
The Tesla recall, which affects more than 2 million vehicles, follows a two-year investigation by the US government into a series of crashes linked to the Autopilot system. https://t.co/UoMWsK5Ky8
Experts and lawmakers say Tesla's recall is unlikely to solve the fundamental flaw of Tesla failing to limit where drivers can use Autopilot in the first place (Washington Post) https://t.co/HraQkJLVAK 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/ZYCxgspPDN
"Tesla’s largest recall won’t fix Autopilot safety issues, experts say. Tesla’s software update adds warnings to improve driver attention while using Autopilot — but doesn’t limit where drivers can engage the technology" https://t.co/dUAWmtbwGA Yup. @NHTSAgov is clearly corrupt