WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Nationwide Freeway
Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) mentioned Tuesday it had opened
an investigation into 63,000 Tesla Model S automobiles after reviews of
media management unit failures that led to lack of the usage of a
touchscreen.
The auto security company mentioned the probe, often called a
preliminary analysis, covers 2012-2015 model yr automobiles and
comes after it acquired 11 complaints alleging failures. The
complaints mentioned the media management unit failures allegedly fails
prematurely attributable to reminiscence wear-out. NHTSA mentioned Tesla used the
identical unit in 159,000 2012-2018 Model S and 2016-2018 Model X
automobiles constructed by Tesla by way of early-2018. The company mentioned a
full unit failure ends in lack of audible and visible
touchscreen options, equivalent to infotainment, navigation, and net
looking and lack of rear digital camera picture show when in reverse
gear. Tesla didn’t instantly reply to a request for
remark.
(Reporting by David Shepardson
Modifying by Chizu Nomiyama)
((David.Shepardson@thomsonreuters.com; 2028988324;))
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