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> It's because the NHTSA forced them into a safety related "recall". It's not just a regular OTA update. And how does this "recall" work? Is it physically taki

• acdha 3y ago
  It can be over the air but calling it a recall also brings notification requirements and means that if you bring it in to the service department they’ll do it for you, too.
• solardev 3y ago
  It's an OTA update, as you know. It's great that they can do this. It's just a semantic thing. I think the actual mechanism (that there is a regulatory body that can force auto makers to improve safety, whether OTA or in the shop) is cool, but I agree that the word "recall" is confusing. It's just a holdover from old processes. Maybe the terminology will change in time. Probably not.
• hiddencost 3y ago
  No. Recall is a legal term, and just means Tesla is required by law to fix a defect. And that certain penalties and duties apply to them. The recall can be totally remote.
• mrguyorama 3y ago
  You know some "recalls" have a required fix of "throw the thing away" right? Recall just means the government is making you do something to a giant subset of your product fleet, usually for safety reasons.
• filoleg 3y ago
  The only difference between a regular OTA update and this one is that you will also get a letter in your mailbox notifying you of this. If you miss that letter in the mail or don’t read patchnotes, this recall OTA update will get autoinstalled just like any other regular OTA update without you even noticing anything special about it.