Regulators open investigation into doable Tesla steering glitches

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a brand new investigation into doable steering issues in sure Tesla fashions.

The regulators are focusing their investigations on the Tesla Model 3 and Y, which share related engineering and have each been the topic of quite a few steering complaints.

Investigators are conscious of a minimum of 12 complaints associated to the steering system within the two vehicles, in keeping with a report from the company. Customers have complained about steering randomly turning into tougher or not possible, and a minimum of one buyer talked about virtually operating into oncoming visitors due to the difficulty.

The company opened the investigation final week and its findings may have an effect on almost 300,000 vehicles.

The investigation is the newest headache for the electric-vehicle maker, which has been plagued with plenty of lawsuits and investigations.