The automaker has placed a bet on battery-powered cars, but it has struggled to produce and sell the vehicles in large numbers.
The rental car company blamed the sharp drop in the value of electric vehicles and higher repair costs for its decision to sell 20,000 cars.
There were no injuries, and the London Fire Brigade said it would investigate the cause of the fire on the iconic red double-decker bus.
The recall follows a similar move by the company in the United States to upgrade the cars’ Autopilot feature.
Federal regulators said the automaker had not done enough to make sure that drivers were paying attention while using Autopilot.
Under pressure from federal regulators, the company has agreed to recall two million cars to update its driver-assistance system. The cars will be updated over cellular networks.
The automaker began issuing software updates on Tuesday following a lengthy investigation by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software.
The decision by a California jury is the first involving a fatal accident that lawyers representing the victims said was the fault of Tesla’s self-driving technology.
The company said it was recalling the vehicles in North America because of concerns that bumper cover parts could fall off and create hazards on the road.