US opens security probe into complaints from Tesla drivers that they’ll lose steering management

DETROIT — U.S. auto security regulators have opened yet one more investigation into security issues with Tesla automobiles.

This time the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration is wanting right into a dozen complaints about lack of steering management or lack of energy steering within the 2023 Fashions 3 and Y electrical automobiles.

The probe covers an estimated 280,000 automobiles. 5 drivers alleged in complaints they could not steer the automobiles in any respect. Seven extra cited a lack of energy steering that required elevated steering effort.

There was one report of a crash however no complaints of any accidents.

The company says in a doc posted Tuesday on its web site that lack of steering management may be accompanied by messages to drivers indicating that the facility steering help has been decreased or disabled.

The doc says investigators will look into how usually the issue occurs, manufacturing processes and the severity of the issue.

The probe is no less than the fifth began by the company into Tesla automobiles previously three years. Investigators are wanting into Teslas that may crash into parked emergency automobiles whereas operating on the Autopilot partially automated driving system, suspension failures, steering wheels that may fall off, and entrance seat belts that might not be linked correctly.

A message was left early Tuesday searching for remark from Tesla.