I piani di Elon Musk, il visionario creatore di Tesla, non si fermano. Con progetti che spaziano, è proprio il caso di dirlo, dai viaggi interstellari di Space X al treno ad altissima velocità Hyperloop, ma che accelerano anche sulle batterie da casa, cone la Tesla Powerwall, e sul mondo automotive con i nuovi modelli in arrivo (leggi: Sette posti e 400 km di autonomia pe ril nuovo suv Tesla Model X) e soprattutto sulla guida autonoma (vedi: L’era dell’autonomous car è adesso. Il video dell’autopilota Tesla) , per la quale Musk ha addirittura postato su Twitter una ricerca per ingegneri informatici. Sottolineando che i colloqui per questa posizione “li terrà lui personalmente e che questa ricerca ha la massima priorità” .
Intanto però nei giorni scorsi il titolo di Tesla ha perso un paio di punti (vedi qui l’andamento azionario del titolo della società di Musk) a causa di un massiccio richiamo di quasi 90 mila Tesla Model S per un problema agli attacchi delle cinture di sicurezze di una vettura in Europa.
Qui sotto riportiamo la lettera integrale che i possessori dei tesla S Model hanno ricevuto nei giorni scorsi:
We are sending you this email to inform you of a proactive action Tesla is taking to ensure your safety. Tesla 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, in the event of a crash, a seatbelt in this condition would not provide full protection. First and foremost, we care about your safety.
This is the only customer vehicle we know of with this condition. Even though we have since inspected the seat belts in over 3,000 vehicles spanning the entire range of Model S production and found no issues, we have decided to conduct a voluntary recall as a proactive and precautionary measure to inspect all front Model S seat belts and make absolutely sure that they are properly connected. (We have no concerns regarding seat belts in the rear of Model S.)
Our records indicate you own a Model S affected by this voluntary recall. We will be sending you an official recall notice by mail, but you don’t need to wait for this notice to schedule your free inspection.
You have two options for your inspection:
1) Use our online scheduling tool to book an appointment
BOOK ONLINE
2) Visit a Tesla Service Center
Locate your nearest service center using the link below and call directly to book an appointment. You can email the service center team if this is more convenient for you, email addresses are listed on the Find Us page.
FIND US
Alternatively, you can call 844-248-3752. By calling this number, you will automatically be routed to a local service center based upon the area code you are calling from. If you have a blocked number, or would like to reach a specific location, please dial the service center directly.
If you are concerned about the status of your seatbelt prior to your scheduled inspection, you may be able to detect this condition by pulling very firmly on the lap portion of your seat belt with a force of at least 80 pounds. This procedure may detect an improperly attached seat belt but performing this procedure does not replace the need for an inspection by a Tesla technician.
Thank you for your ongoing support. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
