(Bloomberg) – Tesla Motors Inc. said it's voluntarily recalling about 7,000 adapters for electric-vehicle charging after two reports of overheating that resulted in melted plastic on the plugs. The rarely used item is sold through the company's online store.
|Melted plastic
Two customers reported overheating in November, according to an email the company sent to customers Tuesday. No damage besides the melted plastic was reported, and Tesla said it has notified U.S. regulators of its voluntary recall. The accessories were manufactured by an outside supplier and haven't been sold for at least six months, according to Tesla.
The two cases of overheating equipment involved the NEMA 14-30 adapters, which are sometimes used to charge Tesla vehicles via clothes-drier appliance outlets in U.S. homes. International customers aren't affected. Replacements will be shipped beginning in the next few weeks, and customers should avoid using them in the meantime.
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