Tesla TSLA On Friday, news reports revealed a massive recall of 1.1 million vehicles by Chinese regulators, with negative headlines.
Chinese National Market Regulation Directorate SAMR said the recall was prompted by an issue that prevented drivers from selecting the regenerative braking system and an issue that prevented the warning from being displayed when the accelerator pedal was pressed hard for a long period of time.
Both problems increase the risk of collisions and pose safety problems, the agency said.
SAMR also said in a release that Tesla China intends to implement over-the-air upgrades to fix problems with recalled vehicles.
Since then, media coverage of the recall seems to have infuriated Tesla fans and even disappointed CEO Elon Musk.
On Friday, a Tesla influencer tweeted a community note (a note that Twitter posters can leave on any tweet), criticizing Bloomberg’s tweet about Tesla’s handling of the “recall.” The memo did not include a physical recall and stated that the “recall” itself would be an over-the-air software update.
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Musk responded to the influencer’s tweet by saying, “When will we know… sigh.”
In response, the influencer said the media will “learn” as soon as “clickbait stops working.”
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Tesla closed Friday by 2.38% at $167.98, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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