Austin (Texas) [US], August 3: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the United States yesterday announced that NHTSA has opened a preliminary investigation into 280,000 Tesla electric vehicles of two new models, Model 3 and Model Y, due to reports of traffic accidents. loss of steering control and power-assisted steering.
This is the first step of a formal investigation for NHTSA to determine if the issue poses a risk, according to Reuters.
NHTSA opened the investigation after receiving 12 complaints from Tesla owners. In it, a driver in the state of Georgia (USA) in June reported that a two-week-old Tesla Model Y was driving when "suddenly the steering wheel became uncontrollable". In addition, a driver of a Tesla Model Y that has been used for less than 30 days reported that the power steering system was unexpectedly disabled. As of last night, there was no word on Tesla's response.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper
