The day after a similar recall in the United States, the giant of the electric car Tesla recalls in China nearly 200,000 vehicles "potentially" defective at the level of the trunks, announced Friday the Chinese regulator.
The vehicles affected by this recall have a trunk that may "open unexpectedly while driving (...) which presents security risks", the market regulator (SAMR) said in a statement.
The measure concerns three batches of cars produced between 2015 and 2020.
Affected cars inspected free of charge
The recall includes 19,700 Model S, for a potential problem with the misalignment of one of the trunk latches located at the front of the vehicle.
The other 180,000 vehicles are Model 3, whose repeated opening and closing of the trunk can damage a cable of the backup camera, said the regulator.
Tesla will inspect affected vehicles free of charge, SAMR said.
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The announcement comes the day after a recall of nearly half a million Tesla's in the United States for identical issues.
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Already in June, the American manufacturer had recalled 285,000 cars in China after an anomaly in the assisted driving software.