Tesla Recalls 439 Roadsters

Tesla Motors (TSLA) on Friday announced that it has launched a safety recall on Roadster models 2.0 and 2.5. The recalls affects 439 vehicles.

The company said in a statement that “the recall involves the 12v low voltage auxiliary cable from a redundant back up system that provides power to various systems, including the headlamps, taillights, turn signals and hazard lights, and airbags in the unlikely event the primary 12V power fails or drops below a minimum threshold value.”

Tesla said it “decided to initiate a recall after the low voltage auxiliary cable in a single vehicle chafed against the edge of a carbon fiber panel in the vehicle causing a short, smoke and possible fire behind the right front headlamp of the vehicle. This issue is limited to the 12V low voltage auxiliary cable and does not involve the main battery pack or main power system.” The company added that once it was aware of this incident, it “determined that a voluntary recall was an appropriate precautionary measure.”

The recall does not impact model 1.5 Roadsters.