Washington – United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking for records from tram inventor Tesla in his investigation of Sample 3 And Model Y passing vehicle reported loss of power steering.
The car safety The regulator, which upgraded its investigation in February, said in a letter dated Tuesday to Tesla and posted on its website that it wanted Tesla’s records by July 24 on the parts. steering part.
This requirement covers Tesla’s process for identifying problems and creating solutions to potential defects. The agency also wants to know if Tesla will make any changes to power steering components or plans over the next four months.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
The investigation covers about 334,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles from model year 2023 and comes after the agency received 115 reports of loss of steering control.
The agency said the reports included steering system failures or related malfunctions or the steering system being “stuck,” “locked up” or “unable to move” or requiring high effort or increase. Other reports include error messages or warnings related to steering and messages or warnings related to “loose” or “knocking” steering.
NHTSA, opened a preliminary review in July 2023 into the reported loss of steering control at 280,000 Tesla Model 3 and Y vehicles, said in February they had identified a total of 2,388 complaints.
Reuters reported in December that tens of thousands of owners had experienced premature suspension or steering failures since 2016, citing Tesla documents and interviews with customers as well. as a former employee.
Reuters reported that Tesla documents show that the automaker sought to blame drivers for frequent failures in suspension and steering components that the company has long known were faulty.
Some Tesla owners said they couldn’t turn the steering wheel while others said it took more effort. NHTSA said it is aware of more than 50 accused vehicles be pulled away is the result of the problem.
Tesla had nine recall in the United States because of steering and suspension problems since 2018, NHTSA records show.
