Here are the biggest EV recalls since the electric vehicle era began

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Millions of EVs have been recalled since their debut.

for a sensor defect that could cause airbags to improperly deploy when a child is in the front passenger seat. Because airbags activate with a lot of force, this can increase the risk of injury to children in the event of a crash.

Rivian announced that owners could pull into one of the company's 20 service centers around the country, where the passenger seat could be quickly swapped out for one with the correct sensor calibrations. The affected vehicles carry build dates between Sept. 21, 2021 and April 12, 2022.Lucidsome of its luxury Lucid Air electric sedans. The recall covers 1,117 vehicles in the model year 2022.

related to the wired data connection to the vehicle's 34-inch, curved 5K Glass Cockpit instrument panel, which may not have been appropriately secured during assembly. The company is not aware of any instances when the fault has caused the components to fail.The inspection process takes about 30 minutes to complete, and if repair is needed, that will take about 8 hours and can be done at a Lucid Service Center.

In 2015, Tesla announced a recall affecting all the 90,000 Model S cars it had sold to date after problems with the front seatbelt were detected in a Tesla Model S in Europe. An email from Tesla to its Model S customers stated that the firm; “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 seat belt in this condition would not provide full protection.”after discovering an issue with seating locks in 2017. The recall affected Tesla Model X units worldwide made between Oct. 28, 2016, to Aug. 16, 2017. The cars recalled were the ones with fold-flat second-row seats. The company stated that they think the issue only affected 3 percent of the recalled vehicles.

 

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