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Daniel John

Yes, Tesla really just recalled all of its cars over a font

Tesla Model S.

Tesla has been known to recall vehicles for various reasons, but this is the first time we've heard of one car getting recalled over a font – let alone 2.19M of them. Apparently the size of its brake system warnings are too small, to the point that they've fallen foul of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards guidelines.

As a result, Tesla has recalled every car it currently has on the road. The 'recall' is actually just a simple over-the-air update, but it's not a great look for Tesla. As the recall notice says, "Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash." (Looking for some nice, big typefaces? Check out our roundup of the best free fonts.)

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