Welcome to a different version of ‘The NHTSA Investigates Tesla,’ the place we dive into the continued investigations surrounding Tesla’s autos. It looks as if each different week, new investigations (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) are popping up. This time, the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) is wanting into 280,000 Teslas resulting from issues about lack of steering management and energy steering.

This isn’t the primary time the NHTSA has investigated Tesla in relation to steering wheel points. Earlier this 12 months, an investigation was prompted after experiences of the Mannequin Y’s steering wheel detaching.

Nevertheless, the present investigation primarily focuses on the Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y autos. The NHTSA has acquired 12 complaints from homeowners who skilled the steering drawback, usually accompanied by a warning message on the motive force’s show, as reported by TechCrunch.

Among the incidents main as much as this investigation contain situations the place the steering wheel locked up or turned extraordinarily stiff whereas driving, ensuing within the automobile veering off the highway or crashing. Some homeowners reported experiencing this problem shortly after receiving their new Tesla, whereas others encountered it after months or years of use.

In April, an proprietor of a Mannequin Y acknowledged that Tesla service facilities had been unable to repair the issue and had delayed their appointments resulting from a scarcity of components.

If the investigation confirms that this defect impacts the efficiency or performance of the autos, a recall could also be mandatory.

Supply: TechCrunch