Tesla Recalls 20,000 Cars For Too-Bright Headlights

Aug 11, 2026 08:21 PM - 2 hours ago 2

Topline

Tesla is recalling 20,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles pinch low-beam headlights that break national brightness standards—the latest successful a drawstring of information concerns for the automaker that person included problems pinch rear image cameras, brake rotors, artillery packs and informing lights.

A Tesla Model Y is seen connected a Tesla car batch connected May 31, 2023 successful Austin.

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Key Facts

Tesla has revenge a information recall for 2017-2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles because their low-beam headlights whitethorn transcend the maximum ray output permitted nether national law.

The too-bright headlights whitethorn trim visibility for the driver and oncoming traffic, the recall report claims, expanding the consequence of crash.

Tesla says it doesn’t scheme to notify owners of the problem until mid September because it’s still trying to fig retired really to hole the problem.

The institution says a remedy “is presently nether development.”

Owners of affected vehicles tin interaction Tesla customer work astatine 1-877-798-3752.

KEY BACKGROUND

Tesla has faced sustained regulatory unit connected aggregate fronts and the caller headlight callback adds an exterior-lighting compliance nonaccomplishment to a grounds already crowded pinch package and driver-assistance controversies. Reuters past period reported the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating 1.2 cardinal Tesla vehicles complete reports of suspension nonaccomplishment that could origin “a nonaccomplishment of conveyance directional control,” and Tesla’s Autopilot system has been linked to hundreds of crashes and dozens of deaths, resulting successful hundreds of millions of dollars successful ineligible settlements. San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan this play said his Tesla was connected autopilot erstwhile he was progressive successful an mishap adjacent downtown Palo Alto.

TANGENT

This is astatine slightest the 5th callback Tesla has revenge pinch the NHTSA this year. More than 218,000 exemplary 3, Model Y and Model S/X vehicles were recalled successful May owed to issues pinch rear cameras, immoderate Cybertrucks are astatine consequence of brick-rotor stud holes cracking and a fistful of Model 3 and Model Y cars were imported to the U.S. from Canada without gathering American information standards.