Tesla is the subject of a new investigation by the American regulator.
The manufacturer is under pressure. The world number 1 in electric cars is currently facing a complaint from its shareholders for false promises. But it is also in the sights of the American regulator, which has just launched a new investigation.
A bolt problem
Elon Musk has been talking to us about the future of Tesla for the past few days. The future model of the automaker should thus be an almost completely autonomous vehicle. But if the future of the firm interests many people, its present is also exciting, with its twists and turns.
We are experiencing a new one today with the launch of a new survey in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the country’s road regulator, explains that it has received two complaints from Tesla customers. The cause ? The steering wheel of their Model Y would have simply come off while driving!
This strange (and dangerous!) phenomenon would be due to a bolt used for fixing which would simply not have been installed during the assembly of the car. These two complaints led to the opening of an investigation within the federal agency.
One survey among others
The latter should assess the magnitude, frequency and manufacturing processes associated with the problem “. According to the NHTSA, nearly 120,000 Model Ys were produced in the United States. And this is not the first instruction aimed at this model. In total, 4 investigations were opened on the Model Y, which also suffered 11 recalls. Figures higher than those recorded on the competition side.
In general, the observations made by the regulator at Tesla are related to the American firm’s autonomous driving software. The most recent had marked the spirits, since it had required the recall of more than 360,000 vehicles. The NHTSA then criticized the Full Self-Driving software, considering that it ” increased the risk of crash “. And this time?
Source : Vice
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