NHTSA also wants to know whether Tesla has made any changes to power steering components or plans any in the next four months.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking records from electric car maker Tesla in its investigation into Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over power steering loss reports.
The request includes Tesla's process for identifying problems and creating solutions for potential defects. The agency also wants to know whether Tesla has made any changes to power steering components or plans any in the next four months.The investigation covers about 334,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles from the 2023 model year and comes after the agency received 115 reports of loss of steering control.
NHTSA, which had opened a preliminary evaluation in July 2023 into loss of steering control reports in 280,000 Tesla Model 3 and Y vehicles, said in February it identified a total of 2,388 complaints. The Tesla documents showed that the automaker sought to blame drivers for frequent failures of suspension and steering parts it has long known were defective, Reuters reported.
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