And there's no OTA patching your way out of faulty drive inverter MOSFETs
The Tesla Cybertruck is closing in on an average of a recall every two months this year, as it notified the NHTSA last week of a sixth fix that can't be software patched away. the NHTSA of its sixth recall of the year on Musk's steel behemoth, this time due to faulty components in the vehicle's drive inverter used to control torque in the truck's electric motors.
Tesla believes only 1 percent of the total vehicle population includes faulty MOSFETs, but everyone with a vehicle manufactured in the covered period will need to bring it in to get a new drive inverter. Whether you do so at full speed, inThe automaker said it will begin offering replacements next month, but doesn't intend to notify owners of the problem or remedy until January.
Tesla said it began investigating the issue in August after a customer complaint of a sudden loss of propulsion in late July. The EV maker said that it took until October to identify"an increased rate of failure for a population of drive inverters equipped with MOSFET components." Tesla said it was aware of five warranty claims related to the issue, but that there were no known collisions, injuries or fatalities associated with the issue.
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