Upon learning that the Model S’ doesn’t suffer too much in cold weather, a major concern for any battery-powered EV, it seemed like there was really nothing standing in Tesla’s way on the road to reaching a nearly perfect record with its all-electric sedan that has so far stood up to all that has been thrown at it.
Still, not enough time has passed since its launch for the scene to give an accurate judgment of the car, and this latest piece of news we have regarding it is not of the positive kind.
So apparently, one of Tesla’s many welder robots somehow malfunctioned, poorly welding a seat bracket which is suspected to be found in around 20 percent of 1,228 vehicles manufactured between May 10 and June 8. The California-based automaker says it has had no complaints so far, but according to CEO Elon Musk, “This reduces our confidence that the left hand seat back will be properly retained in the event of a crash.”
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is aware of the issue, and Tesla says “the recall was not in response to any regulatory warning,” according to Reuters.
By Andrei Nedelea
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