Tesla has issued a voluntary recall on 53,000 of its cars to correct a possible defect in the parking brake.
The recall specifically names Model S and X vehicles produced between February and October 2016.
According to an email sent to owners:
“Tesla recently discovered a potential manufacturing issue with electric parking brakes installed on certain Model S and Model X vehicles that could prevent the parking brake from releasing. We don’t believe this issue could ever lead to a safety concern for our customers, and we have not seen a single accident or injury relating to it. However, in order to be overly cautious, we are going to be proactively replacing these parts to ensure that no issues arise.”
Tesla believes the issue is present in less than 5 percent of vehicles and says they have received no reports of the brake system failing.
Tesla plans to schedule service center appointments with owners, which should take about 45 minutes to correct the issue.