Reuters reminds that the service campaign is a consequence of the investigation of the National Road Safety Administration for over a year after how Some Tesla owners reported steering failures. Drivers complained that they were unable to turn the steering wheel, and others needed to use more force than usual. According to NHTSA last year, because of this failure Over 50 vehicles have been allegedly towed.
What does the failure relate to
In the document submitted to NHTSA, Tesla announced that Some Sedans Model 3 and Crossovers Model Y from 2023, which are equipped with older software They can be exposed to failures caused by overvoltage, which threatens to excessive load on the engine drive components on the printed plate.
According to the company’s information, if this sTan overloads will occur while driving, the steering will remain intact. However, a visual alarm will be launched. However, when the vehicle gets will stop, power steering may fail and remain offwhen the vehicle moves again. The company has issued a software update that solves this problem.
Until January 10 Tesla identified 3012 warranty claimswhich are or may be associated with this state. There is no information about any accidents or deaths related to this state.
This is not Tesla’s first problems
This is the second large service campaign of this electric car manufacturer this year. In January, Tesla carried out service campaign covering about 239 thousand vehicles. The reason for the previous campaign was inoperative reversing cameras.
