Tesla announced the recall of nearly 700,000 vehicles this week due to a faulty tire pressure monitoring system that could put drivers at risk.

More than 5 million vehicles were recalled by the Elon Musk -owned automotive company last year - more than any other car manufacturer, although Kia has also made headlines recently, for recalling nearly 23,000 cars after discovering one single worker may have forgotten to bolt down a particular model's seats.

The company, in an announcement, is recalling around 239,000 units associated with a fault in the rear-view camera system. The failure, Reuters cited, comes when a reverse current causes the camera not to function as expected and thereby represents a potential risk to safety that may result for drivers.

A motoring organisation has recalled around 700,000 Tesla cars, including one infamous model, over a glitch with a safety feature.

Tesla, led by Elon Musk, has announced a voluntary recall of over 239,000 of its electric cars for safety reasons. The recall involves Model 3 vehicles manufactured in 2024 and 2025, as well as Models S,