Tesla is recalling 20,349 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles whose low beams exceed the federal photometric limit, after NHTSA rejected its argument that the defect was inconsequential. Tesla says a remedy is still under development, and owners are due to be notified by September 15. Tesla is recalling 20,349 cars because their headlights are too bright, having spent a year arguing it should not have to. Units built after a cutoff date in each year are affected, as are cars that had a headlight component swapped during service. Tesla was the first carmaker to pass NHTSA’s ADAS tests, even as 3.2 million of its cars sit under a separate investigation into FSD crashes.