Tesla has announced its fourth vehicle recall in the space of two weeks, with this time almost 600,000 cars affected by a problem with the internal sound system called “Boombox”.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said “Boombox” breached the standard that requires pedestrian warning noises for electric cars.
NSTA said the problem can be fixed with a software update that will disable the “Boombox” function.
The recall covers Tesla Model X, S, and Y models as well as Model 3s.
It was the EV maker’s second violation of a federal motor vehicle safety standard in a fortnight, with Tesla having to recall 54,000 vehicles equipped with “Full Self-Driving” software that allowed the vehicles to carry on through stop signs at low speeds.
The company also had to recall over 800,000 vehicles because of a problem with the seat belt warning chimes, with a further 27,000 having to be recalled because the cabin heating systems may not defrost the windshield quickly enough.
Tesla has been locking horns with the NHTSA following a complaint in California last November that the “full self-driving” software had caused an accident.
The carmaker said that 60,000 drivers were now testing its “full self-driving” software in its earnings release last week.