Tesla recalls 135,000 cars over failing touch screens
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Tesla is recalling 135,000 older Model S and Model X cars for defective touch screens that fail due to hardware problems with a flash memory device. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 2 (UPI) Tesla will recall about 135,000 vehicles for failing touch screens after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pressured the company, saying failing backup cameras and other safety features posed risks of accidents.
The company will replace media control unit screens in Model S sedans manufactured between 2012 through 2018 and Model X vehicles made in 2016 through 2018.
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The Office of Defects Investigation reviewed 12,588 incidents where the screens failed due to the cell hardware failure of a built-in flash memory device in the computer s processor. The board notified Tesla in a letter Jan. 13 and asked the company to recall the cars and replace the screens.
A failure of the embedded eMMC flash memory in the display controller of Tesla Model S and Model X electric cars has led to the recall of 158,000 vehicles
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NHTSA is asking Tesla to recall 158,000 Model S and Model X vehicles due to touchscreens failures that are impacting rearview mirrors and air conditioners that de-fog and defrost windows.