Tesla's Newest FSD Update Mistakes Clean Cameras for Dirty Ones, Sends Owners to Service

Tesla’s latest Full Self-Driving software, version 14.3.9, has a problem that has nothing to do with how the car actually drives: it keeps warning owners that their cameras are dirty when they are not. The false alerts are prompting unnecessary service visits for a fault that simply does not exist.

The automaker has acknowledged the glitch and is now cancelling the service appointments the software generated. A corrective update is said to be on the way, though Tesla has not shared a specific release window.

For drivers, the episode is a reminder of how deeply software now governs the ownership experience. A camera-cleaning warning would normally be a minor inconvenience, but when the system escalates it into a workshop trip, the line between a harmless bug and a real disruption gets blurry fast.

Until the patch arrives, owners who receive the alert may want to confirm whether their cameras are genuinely obstructed before booking anything. Tesla’s willingness to scrap the bogus appointments suggests it already knows the warnings are misfiring.