Reply #91: Tesla recalls 2 Roadster models for power-cable issue [View All]

[Demeter]

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-recalls-roadsters-20-and-25-2010-10-03?siteid=YAHOOB

Tesla Motors recalled two models of its Roadsters because of an instance where a backup power cable chafed against a panel, causing a short-circuit, smoke and possibly a fire behind the right front headlight.

The Palo Alto, Calif., electric-car maker /quotes/comstock/15*!tsla/quotes/nls/tsla (TSLA 20.60, +0.20, +0.96%) recalled the models 2.0 and 2.5, a total of 439 vehicles. The earlier model 1.5, which doesn’t have the cable, is unaffected by the recall.

The repair involves installing a protective sleeve over the cable, which is attached to a backup to the system that provides power to the head- and taillights, turn signals and air bags, Tesla said in a Friday statement,

Tesla added that it had notified regulators about the incident.

The company, founded in 2003, first put the Roadster on the street in 2008 and now has sold more than 1,300 of them to customers in North America, Europe and Asia.