(NewsNation) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says around 2.2 million Tesla vehicles were recalled because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small.
Vehicles affected by the recall are: the 2012 through 2023 Model S; the 2016 through 2023 Model X; the 2017 through 2023 Model 3; the 2019 through 2024 Model Y and the 2024 Cybertruck. These models represent most of the Tesla vehicles sold in the United States.
Documents posted by the NHTSA Friday say the warning light recall will be done with an online software update that Tesla has already started releasing. Owners will be notified by letter starting March 30.
The agency first found these issues as part of a routine compliance audit involving a 2023 Tesla Model Y on Jan. 8 of this year. This audit showed the vehicle failed to comply with letter font size height requirements.
Tesla started investigating the situation and reviewing manufacturing and software records. After completing this assessment, Tesla voluntarily recalled the vehicles on Jan. 24, 2024.
The NHTSA said that as of that date, Tesla identified three warranty claims that could be related to the condition. It is not aware of any crashes, injuries or deaths, however.
Shares of Tesla were down 1.3% in trading before Friday’s opening bell, the Associated Press reported.
NewsNation reached out to Tesla for comment.
In December, Tesla also recalled more than 2 million vehicles after a two-year investigation by NHTSA into a series of crashes, some deadly, that happened while the Autopilot partially automated driving system was in use. A probe by the NHTSA said Autopilot’s method of making sure drivers are paying attention could be inadequate and potentially cause “foreseeable misuse of the system.”
Another recall from February 2023 of nearly 363,000 vehicles was because its “Full Self-Driving” system misbehaved around intersections and didn’t always follow speed limits.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
