China has ordered Tesla, the world’s dominant maker of electrical automobiles, to recall 1.1 million automobiles, citing a problem with the acceleration and braking techniques of sure fashions manufactured in China and overseas.

China’s market regulator introduced the choice after finishing up an investigation right into a reported defect, in line with an announcement issued on Friday. The recalled automobiles embody some imported Model S, Model X, Model 3 vehicles, in addition to Chinese-made Model 3 and Model Y automobiles that had been manufactured between Jan. 12, 2019 and April 24, 2023.

The challenge entails the automobiles’ regenerative braking system, which generates electrical energy from the automobile’s movement when the motive force takes a foot off the accelerator. The State Administration for Market Regulation mentioned in an announcement that the vehicles won’t present a warning when the motive force presses arduous on the accelerator for an extended interval.

The defect may lead to elevated threat of collisions, the assertion mentioned.

Tesla mentioned it might repair the automobiles with a software program replace despatched wirelessly to the automobiles, the regulator’s assertion mentioned.

This is the second Tesla recall in China in current months. In March, Tesla recalled 2,649 automobiles manufactured between October 2015 and August 2020 after China’s regulator mentioned the hoods of sure imported Model S automobiles had been vulnerable to opening whereas the car was working, rising the danger of collisions.

China is a big marketplace for Tesla, with revenue from the country increasing to $18.2 billion last year from $13.8 billion in 2021. The remembers will start on May 29, and Tesla will notify related automobile house owners by mail or textual content. China’s regulator didn’t say how lots of the recalled Teslas had been imported.

Tesla has additionally confronted points with U.S. regulators. In February, Tesla recalled more than 362,000 cars equipped with its Full Self Driving driver-assistance system after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration discovered it elevated the danger of accidents.

The driver-assistance system, which may steer, speed up, brake and alter lanes by itself, allowed automobiles to journey above authorized pace limits and thru intersections in “an unlawful or unpredictable manner,” the company mentioned in paperwork posted on its web site. It mentioned Tesla was not conscious of any deaths or accidents brought on by the failings the company had recognized.

In January, Tesla disclosed in a regulatory filing that the Justice Department had requested it for paperwork associated to the corporate’s self-driving software program, a possible setback for Elon Musk, the chief government. As regulators examine the security of this know-how, some Tesla house owners have filed lawsuits on the grounds that Tesla’s self-driving software program doesn’t stay as much as Mr. Musk’s guarantees.