Tesla Clocks Fall Back in B.C. Despite End of Daylight Saving Time

Tesla owners across British Columbia woke up on Sunday morning to vehicle clocks displaying a time one hour behind actual time — even though the province has not observed seasonal time changes since March 2026. Drive Tesla Canada confirmed the issue in their own vehicle and is tracking reports from multiple BC owners.

What happened

British Columbia officially adopted permanent Pacific Time (PCT, UTC-7) on March 8, 2026, ending the province's seasonal clock changes. Most of the rest of North America — including neighbouring Washington state — still springs forward and falls back on the same Sunday. BC clocks stay fixed year-round.

On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Teslas in BC that were on software versions 2026.38.3.2 or 2026.38.5.1 fell back one hour just like vehicles in time zones that still observe DST. Vehicles with Full Self-Driving active appear to be unaffected, according to owner reports gathered by Drive Tesla Canada.

Why it matters for Canadian owners

• No manual fix: Tesla has not released a workaround. Owners cannot adjust the vehicle clock independently — a software update from Tesla is required.
• Charging schedules may be off: Any pre-scheduled charging windows set in the vehicle will fire one hour early until the clock is corrected.
• Geofence and trip-logging timestamps: Carbon-credit and reward platforms that rely on vehicle-reported timestamps (like Telemiq) should expect a one-hour offset in BC session data for any sessions recorded between Sunday morning and the next OTA update.

What Tesla has said

Tesla has not publicly acknowledged the bug as of this writing. Drive Tesla Canada has requested a comment and is tracking affected software versions in their community. If you own a Tesla in BC and your clock is wrong, note your exact software version (Settings → Software) and report it to Tesla support so the fix can be prioritized.

For Ontario, Quebec, and other provinces that still observe DST, clocks should have changed correctly on Sunday. This issue appears specific to the interaction between Tesla's time-zone logic and BC's permanent PCT designation.

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