Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings:external/pedestrian Alert Recalls

4 recalls · 3 brands affected

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT issues have triggered 4 recall campaigns across 3 manufacturers. recall frequency has remained relatively consistent. Chevrolet has the most forward collision avoidance: warnings:external/pedestrian alert recalls (2), followed by BMW and Tesla.

Recalls by Year

20232025

Most Affected Brands

Chevrolet

2 recalls

BMW

1 recalls

Tesla

1 recalls

All Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings:external/pedestrian Alert Recalls

25V6390002025-09-25

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV vehicles. The pedestrian alert sound system may not produce a sufficient change in volume between the vehicle being stopped and moving at low speeds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."

Chevrolet Equinox Ev 2024

24V9370002024-12-18

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV work trucks. The pedestrian alert sound system may not produce sound at a sufficient volume. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."

Chevrolet Silverado Ev 2025

24V1530002024-02-27

Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2013, 2018-2021 Model S, 2020-2021 Model X, 2018-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles. A factory reset muted the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."

Tesla MODEL 3 2018

23V8850002023-12-22

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 i5 eDrive40 and i5 M60 vehicles. During vehicle start-up, the artificial sound generator control unit may experience a fault and fail to generate the external pedestrian warning sound. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."

BMW I5 2024

Source: NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration).