TESLA will recall greater than 500 examples of its lately up to date Mannequin 3 after the mannequin was discovered to not possess an accessible top-tether little one seat anchor level within the rear-centre seating place.
GoAuto understands the recall impacts solely Highland grades of the Mannequin 3, deliveries of which commenced in December of 2023.
In keeping with the Australian authorities’s Automobile Recollects web site, the “rear centre seat place of the Mannequin 3 doesn’t have an accessible top-restraint anchorage level as required by Australia Design Rule (ADR) 34/03”.
“If the top-tether restraint anchorage for the rear-centre seat will not be accessible in accordance with Australian Design Rule 34/03, an toddler or little one automobile seat restraint can’t be securely connected to it,” the assertion continues.
Tesla Australia asks that affected car homeowners not set up a toddler seat within the rear centre seat place till such time as the problem is rectified.
The importer will contact affected car homeowners to schedule a service appointment to hold out a component substitute to supply entry to the rear-centre seat top-tether restraint anchorage.
“Till that is accomplished, customers shouldn’t safe an toddler or little one automobile seat on the rear-centre seat or in any other case connect an toddler or little one automobile seat restraint to the top-tether anchorage,” says the Automobile Recollects web site.
Involved prospects might contact the Tesla Australia customer support centre on 1800 646 952.