U. S. AGENCY OPENS PROBE INTO 115,000 TESLA VEHICLES

The U. S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA) on Friday said it had opened a formal investigation into around 115,0000 Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue. The auto safety regulator said it was opening a preliminary evaluation into 20152017 Model S and 2016-2017 Model X vehicles after receiving 43 complaints alleging failure of the left or right front suspension fore links. Tesla in 2017 issued a bulletin describing a manufacturing condition that may result in front suspension fore link failures, NHTSA said. The 2017 service bulletin said some vehicles have “front fore links that may not meet Tesla strength specifications. In the event of link failure, the driver can still maintain control of the vehicle but the tire may contact the wheel arch liner.”