US agency upgrades probe into Tesla's power steering loss into engineering analysis

HL Mando

02/02/2024 11:38

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators
said they have upgraded their probe into Tesla  TSLA.O  vehicles
over power steering loss to an engineering analysis - a required
step before they could potentially demand a recall.
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)said on Thursday that an estimated 334,569 2023 Model 3
and Model Y vehicles are subject to the engineering analysis.

 (Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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