More than 7,000 Tesla electric vehicles have been recalled in Australia due to a software fault that could increase the risk of injury to drivers and passengers. The recall, issued by Australia’s federal transport department, affects all 2025 variants of the Tesla Model Y.
The problem has been identified in 7,301 vehicles sold in Australia. According to the transport department, the driver’s side window’s automatic protection system may fail to operate as intended due to a software issue. This could cause the window to close with excessive force on any obstruction, such as a body part.
“If a body part is in the window space when the driver’s side window is closing, it can increase the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant,” the department said in a statement. Owners of affected vehicles will be contacted by Tesla, and the issue can be rectified by installing an over-the-air software update issued by the company.
The latest recall mirrors a similar issue detected in the United States in 2022, which led to the recall of almost 1.1 million Tesla vehicles, including Model 3 and Model S models. In that case, US regulators noted that the vehicles’ automatic windows “may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction”.
This is the largest recall issued for the US carmaker in Australia this year, following a recall of 297 Model Y and Model 3 vehicles in March due to a power steering issue.
