Thousands of Teslas in Australia recalled over automatic window issue which can cause 'risk of injury'

Thousands of Teslas have been urgently recalled over an issue with their automatic windows.

There is a major software fault impacting 7301 of the 2025 model-Y Teslas, which results in the automatic windows closing with "excessive force" on any obstruction, such as a body part.

"If a body part is in the window space when the driver's side window is closing, it can increase the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant," the vehicle recall notes.

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Owners of impacted cars will be contacted by Tesla.

The issue can be addressed with a software update and does not require a service appointment.

Cars running the software version 2025.26.6 are not impacted by this issue.

Over one million Teslas were recalled in the US in 2022 over a similar issue which impacted Model 3 and Model S variants.

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In this recall, it was noted the car's automatic windows may not "react correctly" if an obstruction is detected.

A recall was issued in Australia in March for hundreds of Teslas over a software issue which may have resulted in a loss of steering power.

Visit the Department of Transport website for more information about the recall.

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