Tesla to recall US vehicles over touch screen issue

Tesla has agreed to recall some of its vehicles in the US (AP/Christophe Ena, File)

After initially refusing a request from US safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to recall about 135,000 vehicles because the large touch screens on the console can go dark.

The electric car maker said that it will recall certain 2012-2018 Model S and 2016-2018 Model X vehicles to fix the problem.