Detroit News is reporting:
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration said Tuesday it is opening a formal investigation into
13,100 Tesla Motors Model S electric vehicles for battery fires — one
month after it declined to do so.
“The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is deeply committed to
safeguarding the driving public. The agency has opened a formal
investigation to determine if a safety defect exists in certain Tesla
Model S vehicles. The agency’s investigation was prompted by recent
incidents in Washington State and Tennessee that resulted in battery
fires due to undercarriage strikes with roadway debris,” NHTSA said in a
statement.
The auto safety agency in
October said it would not open a formal investigation after a fire in
Kent, Wash., occurred when debris struck the underside of a Model S
sparking a battery fire. After a fire in Mexico and a fire earlier this
month near Smyrna, Tenn., the agency said Tuesday it had decided to open
a preliminary investigation.
Unsafe at any speed.
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