Elon Musk.Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via GettyElon Muskis blaming the “fun police” for the latest recall affecting over 500,000Teslavehicles.Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Association announced in areportthat 578,607 Tesla vehicles would be recalled in the United States due to the company’s Boombox feature, which, according toInsider, is a 2020 software update that allows drivers to play unique sounds outside of their vehicle.The sounds range from those that mimic farts, goats, snakes and a saxophone, according to a2020 tweetfrom Musk, 50.One Twitter useraskedMusk on Saturday, “What was the rationale behind the BoomBox recall?” The SpaceX CEOresponded, “The fun police made us do it (sigh).“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In its report tied to the latest safety recall for Tesla vehicles, the NHTSA said that the Boombox feature could potentially affect pedestrians' ability to hear a required “Pedestrian Warning System” sound.The pedestrian warnings are required to be utilized in all electric and hybrid vehicles, per the NHTSA.Want to get the biggest stories from PEOPLE every weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.The report added that “Telsa is not aware of any crashes, injuries or fatalities related to this condition.“Tesla has since “decided to voluntarily recall and disable Boombox functionality in Drive, Neutral and Reverse modes with an OTA [Over-The-Air] firmware update,” the report noted.RELATED VIDEO: Elon Musk and Grimes Split After 3 Years: ‘We Are Semi-Separated but Still Love Each Other’The firmware release is scheduled to be sent out sometime this month. Dealers received notification of the recall on Feb. 7 and drivers will receive their own come April 5.The affected vehicles include the 2020-2022 Model S, Model X, Model Y and certain 2017-22 Model 3s.The fix to the Tesla software marks the eleventh recall that the car company has had since October, according toBloomberg.Tesla recently recalled vehicles that had an issue with the driver’s seat belt notchiming if it was unbuckled.
Elon Musk.Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty
Elon Muskis blaming the “fun police” for the latest recall affecting over 500,000Teslavehicles.Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Association announced in areportthat 578,607 Tesla vehicles would be recalled in the United States due to the company’s Boombox feature, which, according toInsider, is a 2020 software update that allows drivers to play unique sounds outside of their vehicle.The sounds range from those that mimic farts, goats, snakes and a saxophone, according to a2020 tweetfrom Musk, 50.One Twitter useraskedMusk on Saturday, “What was the rationale behind the BoomBox recall?” The SpaceX CEOresponded, “The fun police made us do it (sigh).“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In its report tied to the latest safety recall for Tesla vehicles, the NHTSA said that the Boombox feature could potentially affect pedestrians’ ability to hear a required “Pedestrian Warning System” sound.The pedestrian warnings are required to be utilized in all electric and hybrid vehicles, per the NHTSA.Want to get the biggest stories from PEOPLE every weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.The report added that “Telsa is not aware of any crashes, injuries or fatalities related to this condition.“Tesla has since “decided to voluntarily recall and disable Boombox functionality in Drive, Neutral and Reverse modes with an OTA [Over-The-Air] firmware update,” the report noted.RELATED VIDEO: Elon Musk and Grimes Split After 3 Years: ‘We Are Semi-Separated but Still Love Each Other’The firmware release is scheduled to be sent out sometime this month. Dealers received notification of the recall on Feb. 7 and drivers will receive their own come April 5.The affected vehicles include the 2020-2022 Model S, Model X, Model Y and certain 2017-22 Model 3s.The fix to the Tesla software marks the eleventh recall that the car company has had since October, according toBloomberg.Tesla recently recalled vehicles that had an issue with the driver’s seat belt notchiming if it was unbuckled.
Elon Muskis blaming the “fun police” for the latest recall affecting over 500,000Teslavehicles.
Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Association announced in areportthat 578,607 Tesla vehicles would be recalled in the United States due to the company’s Boombox feature, which, according toInsider, is a 2020 software update that allows drivers to play unique sounds outside of their vehicle.
The sounds range from those that mimic farts, goats, snakes and a saxophone, according to a2020 tweetfrom Musk, 50.
One Twitter useraskedMusk on Saturday, “What was the rationale behind the BoomBox recall?” The SpaceX CEOresponded, “The fun police made us do it (sigh).”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In its report tied to the latest safety recall for Tesla vehicles, the NHTSA said that the Boombox feature could potentially affect pedestrians’ ability to hear a required “Pedestrian Warning System” sound.
The pedestrian warnings are required to be utilized in all electric and hybrid vehicles, per the NHTSA.
Want to get the biggest stories from PEOPLE every weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
The report added that “Telsa is not aware of any crashes, injuries or fatalities related to this condition.”
Tesla has since “decided to voluntarily recall and disable Boombox functionality in Drive, Neutral and Reverse modes with an OTA [Over-The-Air] firmware update,” the report noted.
RELATED VIDEO: Elon Musk and Grimes Split After 3 Years: ‘We Are Semi-Separated but Still Love Each Other’
The firmware release is scheduled to be sent out sometime this month. Dealers received notification of the recall on Feb. 7 and drivers will receive their own come April 5.
The affected vehicles include the 2020-2022 Model S, Model X, Model Y and certain 2017-22 Model 3s.
The fix to the Tesla software marks the eleventh recall that the car company has had since October, according toBloomberg.
Tesla recently recalled vehicles that had an issue with the driver’s seat belt notchiming if it was unbuckled.
source: people.com
