NHTSA Complaint #11505696 — 2023 TESLA MODEL Y

While backing out of my parking lot space I almost hit a pedestrian emerging from behind a nearby parked car. My user manual, provided at the time of delivery, referred to warning sounds in situations such as these. I notified the Tesla service about this issue and was informed that my vehicle did not include these warnings because Tesla stopped installing the ultra sonic sensors required to activate the warning. Tesla service indicated this would be corrected in a future software release relying on Tesla vision. That initial service call was early January and Tesla has still not provided the updated software nor a target date for the change. The lack of sensors has also resulted in near impact in the front of the car due to the lack of sensors. This is a particular problem for senior drivers.