The newly launched 2025 Porsche Taycan is facing some issues with its rear-view camera
The 2025 Porsche Taycan has been recalled in the U.S. due to an error pertaining to the rear-view camera. Interestingly, only 183 cars have been impacted. This is valid for EVs produced between March 27, 2024, and August 19, 2024. As you might have guessed, a software bug is the reason behind this issue. Also, a relatively minor update will fix the problem. That has to be the best aspect of EVs.
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2025 Porsche Taycan Recalled
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) filed the recall notice in August. At the time, this glitch arose during a function endurance test. As per Porsche, when the new Taycan detects an object in front of it, the visual park assist function is automatically enabled. However, if this system is triggered and the reverse gear is engaged shortly after, the rear-view camera may not activate within the time required by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. This can cause the vehicle to hit the obstacle.
As a part of this recall, the 183 EV owners will receive emails by November 29 about the recall. They will need to take their vehicles to a dealer where the central computer will be programmed with an updated data set. This will ensure that the rear-view camera functions as it is supposed to.
Unfortunately, this is not the first recall the Porsche Taycan is facing. A few days ago, the German performance car marque announced a recall for 27,720 models of 2020-2024 MY. It was due to a danger of short circuits due to the potential of the high-voltage battery pack. In light of such incidents, Porsche is developing an onboard diagnostics system to detect battery anomalies. However, we will need to wait for that until the Q1 of 2025. In the meantime, Porsche has asked the Taycan owners to charge their vehicles to 80% capacity only.
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Learn Electric Cars Says
Modern EVs often face software-related problems since the entire automobile is, essentially, a moving gadget house. Therefore, even the glitches are somewhat similar to bugs on your smartphones. As a result, constant software updates are often rolled out which fix these problems within no time. It looks like this will be a norm going forward as EVs become mass market.