China orders record largest vehicle recall affecting Tesla and others

Tesla is set to recall almost 3 million vehicles in China starting September 25 after regulators picked out emergency door releases that could be difficult for occupants to find after a crash, the largest recall in the automaker’s history and part of the biggest recall campaign China’s auto market has ever seen.

Door handles trigger recall order

Tesla’s cars, like a lot of EVs in the auto market, use electronic latches that open with a phone, an access card or a key fob, with a mechanical backup kept for emergencies. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has stated that these manual handles can be difficult to spot or assess after a severe collision or accident knocks out the car’s electrical system.

This is seen as a major problem when a trapped occupant or a rescuer needs to open a door as fast as possible, according to the regulator’s statement.

Tesla’s proposed fix is to add warning labels at no cost to owners that will point to the precise positions of these. The company will also push an OTA software update that drops the car windows automatically once a collision is detected.

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