Rear three-quarters view, highlighting that expensive carbon-fiber spoiler. (credit: Steven Michael)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has always said that his company is on a mission to change the car industry. Tesla is challenging the entrenched model of US car sales by doing away with conventional dealerships, and it has a refreshingly open attitude toward licensing its intellectual property. That spirit was on display when Tesla issued a recall for all 90,000 Model S electric vehicles (EVs) based on the report of a single faulty car in Europe.
Tesla told Ars (and Model S owners) that it "recently found a Model S in Europe with a front seat belt that was not properly connected to the outboard lap pretensioner. This vehicle was not involved in a crash and there were no injuries." However, the company has decided to ask all Model S owners to bring their cars in for a quick check to make sure there are no other instances of this problem. Checks of more than 3,000 other Model S EVs haven't revealed another faulty seat belt.
This kind of corporate behavior is notable in an industry where OEMs often have to be pressured into issuing safety recalls after a series of high-profile problems or lawsuits.
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