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Tesla faces new safety setback with 12,863-vehicle recall over power failure

Tesla is recalling 12,863 electric vehicles across the ￰0￱ to a battery defect that can cause the cars to suddenly lose power while ￰1￱ issue, which increases the risk of a crash, affects Model Y SUVs and Model 3 sedans built between March and August 2025, according to documents Tesla filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The fault comes from a weak connection inside the battery ￰2￱ said this defect could cut off power to the wheels without ￰3￱ company has already logged 36 warranty claims and 26 field reports connected to the problem. However, no crashes, injuries, or deaths have been reported so ￰4￱ will need to bring in their cars to get the part ￰5￱ fault adds to growing list of safety problems This is not the only problem on Tesla’s ￰6￱ confirmed last month that it is also investigating power issues in the electrically controlled doors on the 2021 Model ￰7￱ probe was triggered by a Bloomberg investigation focused on the vehicle’s door handles.

Tesla’s Cybertruck, which only launched recently, has already been recalled more than six times for different ￰8￱ latest battery recall piles onto Tesla’s long-running quality ￰9￱ more owners report technical failures, the spotlight on Tesla’s safety record keeps getting ￰10￱ company hasn’t commented beyond what it submitted to ￰11￱ timeline was given for how quickly repairs will be made, or whether loaner vehicles will be offered during service. Meanwhile, Tesla is trying to shift attention away from its cars and toward artificial intelligence. That’s not exactly ￰12￱ company quietly launched cheaper versions of some of its vehicles, but the response was ￰13￱ have been under pressure since the federal EV tax credit expired last month, and Chinese competitors are eating into Tesla’s global market share ￰14￱ surges while Musk dodges spotlight Despite the recalls and sales pressure, Tesla’s stock has nearly doubled in six months, with a 34% jump since September ￰15￱ momentum picked up after Elon Musk revealed he had bought nearly $1 billion worth of Tesla ￰16￱ responded quickly, sending shares higher, though some analysts warn the rally could be ￰17￱ has been staying quiet in public.

He’s been low-key since his high-profile visit to the White House and his political fallout with Donald ￰18￱ from a small jab at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Musk hasn’t made headlines ￰19￱ his silence may have less to do with strategy and more to do with his ￰20￱ is currently chasing a $1 trillion compensation package, tied to performance ￰21￱ deal goes to a vote on November 6 at Tesla’s shareholder ￰22￱ firms are already urging shareholders to reject it, saying it’s too generous and could reduce their stake in the company. Don’t just read crypto ￰23￱ ￰24￱ to our newsletter. It's free .

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