Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) said on Thursday that it is recalling some of its vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving Beta software due to potential crash risk, according to a report by CNBC.
The electric car company confirmed it is recalling “certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation,” CNBC said.
The recall includes 362,758 vehicles as the company believes the FSD Beta software may cause crashes.
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The system “may allow the vehicle to act unsafe around intersections,” including travelling straight through an intersection from a turn lane and proceeding through steady-yellow traffic lights, according to Tesla, a report by the UK’s Mirror added.
Citing the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the MailOnline reported that Tesla is expected to fix the issue through an over-the-air software update by April 1.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the FSD Beta software allows a vehicle to "exceed speed limits".
It is also claimed that the cars "travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner increases the risk of a crash."
Last November, Reuters reported Tesla recalled over 321,000 vehicles over a software glitch causing the taillights on some cars to illuminate improperly, its 19th recall of 2022.
Tesla shares were down 1.7% at US$210.70 following the news.
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