Tesla has agreed to pay a total of $1.5 million in settlements with 1,743 Model S owners for reducing the maximum battery voltage in their cars through a software update.
As reported by Automotive News, the parties reached an agreement on Wednesday. Each of the 1,743 Tesla Model S owners will receive a $625 compensation from Tesla. The documents issued in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco suggest that this amount is “many times the prorated value of the temporarily reduced maximum voltage”.
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From the total $1.5 million paid by Tesla, the owners of the affected models will receive a sum of $1,089,375, while another $410,000 will cover additional fees and costs associated with the owner’s attorneys.
According to the plaintiff’s lawyers, an over-the-air software update released in August 2019 caused a 10 percent reduction to the charging maximum voltage limitation which lasted for about three months. A corrective update followed, partially restoring the voltage limitation, however, there was still a 7 percent reduction lasting for an additional 7 months. The issue was finally dealt with in March 2020 thanks to another update.
The battery voltage was fully restored in 1,552 out of the 1,743 affected vehicles. Another 57 had their batteries replaced, while in the remaining vehicles, the voltage limitation is being restored over time.
