NHTSA closed the investigation as no instance showed that a failure of the part prevented the ability to control the vehicle in testing and reported instances of failure.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it has closed a preliminary evaluation into 74,918 Tesla vehicles over front suspension failures. The auto safety agency's Office of Defects Investigation had opened a probe into the issue in 2020, based on complaints alleging failure of front suspension fore links in 2015-2017 Tesla Model S and 2016-2017 Model X vehicles.
The documents showed that the automaker sought to blame drivers for frequent failures of suspension and steering parts it has long known were defective. 'One minor crash with no injuries is associated with the 426 instances of fore link failures. A majority of the failures occurred between one to fifteen mph while parking in driveways or parking lots,' the regulator said in a notice. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on closing of the investigation.
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