Tesla’s Phantom Braking Problem Is Worse Than First Thought

Tesla’s Phantom Braking Problem Is Worse Than First Thought

Tesla model 3 in white trim.
Going by the number of complaints, the issue’s magnitude has more than doubled in just about four months. Signed by Gregory Magno, who heads the Vehicle Defects Division (D) at NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation, the letter has asked Tesla to submit all the requested documents relevant to the investigation by June 20. The company has also been given the option to maintain confidentiality for all the data it hands over to the agency and request a valid extension. Interestingly, the letter doesn’t mention the possibility of a recall.
However, failing to comply with the agency’s requests will attract legal action that could lead to civic penalties of up to $24,423 for each violation per day, or a maximum of around $114 million under the Vehicle Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 30165(a)(3). Aside from detailed information about the hardware and software aspects of the vehicles involved in the investigation, Tesla has also been asked to furnish details such as the number of complaints logged by its systems, reports of crashes (injuries or fatalities) and property damage claims. In addition, it must reveal any pending or active lawsuits in which the company is listed as a defendant.

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Source: United States Department of Transportation

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Tesla’s Phantom Braking Problem Is Worse Than First Thought

Tesla model 3 in white trim.
Going by the number of complaints, the issue’s magnitude has more than doubled in just about four months. Signed by Gregory Magno, who heads the Vehicle Defects Division (D) at NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation, the letter has asked Tesla to submit all the requested documents relevant to the investigation by June 20. The company has also been given the option to maintain confidentiality for all the data it hands over to the agency and request a valid extension. Interestingly, the letter doesn’t mention the possibility of a recall.
However, failing to comply with the agency’s requests will attract legal action that could lead to civic penalties of up to $24,423 for each violation per day, or a maximum of around $114 million under the Vehicle Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 30165(a)(3). Aside from detailed information about the hardware and software aspects of the vehicles involved in the investigation, Tesla has also been asked to furnish details such as the number of complaints logged by its systems, reports of crashes (injuries or fatalities) and property damage claims. In addition, it must reveal any pending or active lawsuits in which the company is listed as a defendant.

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Source: United States Department of Transportation

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