Faraday Future, the embattled electric vehicle startup, issued its first recall announcement, covering all 11 vehicles it produced last year, in an effort to save its Los Angeles headquarters.
This recall mainly focuses on the airbag warning light issue of Faraday Future FF91 SUV. The company apparently found that a bug in the car’s software could prevent the warning lights from turning on if there was a problem with the airbags.
Faraday Future said it would “arrange for concierge staff to pick up and redeliver the owner’s vehicle” to fix the software. So far, the earliest customers have been celebrities like Selling Sunset’s Jason Oppenheim and (yes, seriously) singer Chris Brown.
The recall comes at a time when Faraday Future appears to be running low on cash. The landlord of Faraday Future’s Los Angeles headquarters is trying to evict the startup after it repeatedly failed to pay rent. (A hearing is scheduled for early April.) Faraday Future has furloughed or cut pay for many of its remaining employees — the company recently extended cost-saving measures through mid-to-late March, according to emails seen by TechCrunch.
Still, it’s worth noting that after nearly 10 years and nearly $4 billion in losses, Faraday Future has even reached the point of needing a recall.
