Tesla has issued a recall for 20,349 Model 3 and Model Y EVs built or serviced between 2017 and 2023.
The recall stems from a finding in 2024 that some cars' headlights could be more than double the permitted brightness in certain measured zones.
NHTSA previously denied a petition to avoid a recall for something Tesla deemed to be an "inconsequential" defect.
The feds blasted Tesla for its ultra-bright headlights last month. The public lashing came after Tesla said that the brightness was an "inconsequential" safety concern, something that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration clearly didn't agree with.
Today a new filing from Tesla officially recalled the 20,349 affected vehicles. Specifically, the automaker says that it could affect certain up to 1,614 Tesla Model 3s from 2017-2023 and 18,735 Tesla Model Ys from 2020-2023.
