- General
- November 27, 2020
- 3 minutes read
Tesla Faces Probe Over Suspension Issues
The electric carmaker Tesla is facing a probe from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over what’s termed to be…
The electric carmaker Tesla is facing a probe from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over what’s termed to be a front suspension safety issue, whereas the NHTSA has said that it’s opening a preliminary probe into 2015-2017 Model S and 2016-2017 Model X Vehicles after getting 43 formal complaints alleging failure of left or right front suspension fore links.
Out of the 43 complaints received by the NHTSA, 32 involved suspension failures that took place during low-speed parking maneuvers while the remaining 11 took place while driving. There are also eight other complaints that may involve the same issue, the NHTSA says.
Notably, such an investigation doesn’t seem alarming and is a regular routine by the NHTSA after receiving certain levels of complaints from customers regarding a vehicle. Tesla on its part has denied any safety defect in its Model S or Model X suspensions but has acknowledged a request from the NHTSA to provide information about its suspensions without yet launching a full investigation.
Being preliminary, the NHTSA hasn’t yet launched a formal probe into the reported suspension issues but may do so depending on the results of its preliminary probe. Notably, the US agency just last week said that it was expanding a seperate probe into nearly 159,000 Tesla Model X and Model S vehicles over touchscreen failures.
