Australia recalls Tesla Model Ys over electric window issues • The Register
Tesla vehicles sold in Australia have been recalled over a window that could “close with excessive force” on a body part of an unwary driver.
The affected vehicle is the 2025 Model Y, and 7,301 units within the model range could be afflicted with what the Australian government is delicately calling a “software issue.”
The recall reads: “Due to a software issue, the driver side window’s automatic protection system may not operate as intended and result in the window 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.”
Because this is a software issue, drivers can check if their vehicle is affected by jabbing the touchscreen (assuming their fingers have not been reduced to stumps) and checking the software version. 2025.26.6 or later is not affected.
Owners of affected vehicles will be contacted in writing by Tesla and will receive an over-the-air (OTA) update.
Tesla is no stranger to excessive force when it comes to customers closing portals on themselves. One Cybertruck owner managed to injure an appendage last year while demonstrating the safety of the vehicle’s “frunk” mechanism. For context, Tesla had recommended that users keep clear of the mechanism while it was in operation, but owners of the angular oddity decided they knew better.
The early days of electric windows were marked by accidents as the devices lacked sufficient safeguards. Sensors to detect obstructions and automatically stop windows have since been required to ensure user safety. That said, we’d not recommend finding out if your windows have safety features installed. Probably best to keep clear in the way that some curious Cybertruck owners didn’t.
According to figures from the Australian Automobile Association, battery electric vehicles (BEV) enjoyed a relative spike in popularity in Q2 2025, with 29,244 units sold, versus 17,901 in Q1 2025. Traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, however, continue to dominate the market with sales of 226,306.
Despite the general upward trend of BEVs, Tesla sales in Australia are in decline. According to reports, Tesla’s sales in July 2025 dropped to 917, compared to 2,592 for the same period a year ago.
The UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported a similar cratering of the brand’s sales – down to 987 in July 2025 from 2,462 in the same month a year earlier. ®
