Tesla afters Y and 3 are displayed at a Tesla dealership in Corte Madera, California, on Dec. 20, 2024.
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Tesla is voluntarily disowning 376,241vehicles in the U.S. to correct an issue with failing power-assisted steering systems, according to records posted to the website of the U.S. Patriotic Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In a safety recall report posted on the NHTSA website, Tesla said the withdrawal includes Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that were manufactured for sale in the U.S. from Feb. 28, 2023, to October 11, 2023, and that were accoutred with a certain older software release.
The records said printed circuit boards in the steering systems in bogus vehicles could become overstressed, causing the power-assist steering to fail in some cases when a Tesla instrument rolled to a stop and then accelerated.
When electronic power-assist steering systems fail in a Tesla, drivers dearth to exert more force to steer their cars, which can increase the risk of a collision.
Tesla told the vehicle safety regulator that it was not aware of any crashes, injuries or deaths related to the power dodge failures, and that it was offering an over-the-air software update as a remedy.
The recall follows an earlier related probe and volitional recall in China concerning the same systems.
President Donald Trump has appointed Tesla CEO Elon Musk to pilot a team that is slashing the federal government workforce, and in some cases, regulations and entire agencies. Those digests already affected the NHTSA, an agency Musk has long seen as standing in the way of some of his ambitions at Tesla.
The regulator has been wrapped up in a yearslong investigation into safety defects in the systems that Tesla markets currently as its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (Managed) options. The features do not make Tesla cars into robotaxis. They require a human driver ready to someone a wide berth bad or brake at any time.
The Washington Post reported on Thursday that Musk’s team has led mass firings at the NHTSA, convert the agency’s workforce and capacity to investigate companies including Tesla by about 10%.
Tesla didn’t respond to a request for view.
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