Elon Mask is objecting, saying a software update is not a recall
(Picture: Britta Pedersen/AP)Last week, it was reported that Tesla was recalling nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the United States because the windows in some of its cars were faulty. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said this is a violation of federal safety standards because these vehicles might not react correctly after detecting an obstruction, such as fingers, or pooches who poke their noses into the wind.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk strongly objected to the term ‘recall’ because these cars will not be physically recalled to a Tesla dealership for repair. Instead, the fix can occur ‘over the air’ (OTA) via a software update. So is it fair to consider this a product recall?
