Tesla has issued a voluntary global recall for some of its Model S and Model X cars to fix a problem with the parking brake.<\/p>\n
The electric car maker said about 2% of the 53,000 vehicles built from February to October 2016 were affected, but all of those cars are being recalled.<\/p>\n
The company added it had no reports of accidents or injuries relating to the brake issue.<\/p>\n
In US trading, Tesla shares closed down 1% at $302.51.<\/p>\n
In a statement the firm said the electric parking brakes installed on Model S and Model X “may contain a small gear that could have been manufactured improperly by our third-party supplier”.<\/p>\n
If the gear were to break, the parking brake would continue to keep the car from moving, but the parking brake would be stuck in place, it added.<\/p>\n
Tesla said there had been no reports of parking brake failure, and said it was “safe to continue regular use of your vehicle.”<\/p>\n
The company will be sending an official recall notice to customers, with information on how the parking brakes could be replaced.<\/p>\n
In 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a US federal government agency, awarded the Tesla Model S a 5-star safety rating, and said the vehicle “set a new record for the lowest likelihood of injury to occupants”.<\/p>\n
The company issued a voluntary recall for 3,000 of its Model S cars in November 2015, due to seatbelt connectivity problems.<\/p>\n
Tesla produced a total of 83,922 vehicles in 2016, including the Model S and Model X.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week chief executive Elon Musk said Tesla would unveil an electric articulated lorry in September. Additionally, he said an electric pick-up truck would be shown off in the next two years.<\/p>\n
Last year Mr Musk expressed the firm’s desire to branch out beyond cars, but analysts are concerned the company will not meet demand for its current projects.<\/p>\n
The Model 3, a more mid-market car compared with Tesla’s current offerings, has 400,000 pre-orders which is vastly more than the company can manufacture in a year. It is due to go into production later this year.<\/p>\n
The basic model will start at $35,000 (\u00a328,500) and have a range of at least 215 miles (346km) per charge.<\/p>\n
Tesla faces competition from other similarly priced electric cars that will become available first, including General Motors’ Chevy Bolt and BYD’s Qin EV300.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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