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Tesla Inc. balks at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer - January 13, 2021, 8:28 PM
DETROIT -- Tesla Inc. is balking at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens, so U.S. safety regulators are moving to force the company to take action. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday sent a letter to Tesla saying it has tentatively determined that the screens are defective and pose a safety risk because they can cause backup cameras to go dark and defrosters to malfunction.
The agency wouldn't comment beyond the letter, which is a rare step toward a public hearing and eventual legal action. Experts say the letter means that Tesla has resisted doing a recall that NHTSA feels is necessary. “It's obvious to me that Tesla told NHTSA to go pound sand, so what they're about to get, they've earned it,” said Frank Borris, a former head of the agency's Office of Defects Investigation who now runs a safety consulting business.
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/tesla-balks-touch-screen-recall-us-agency-takes-75238906
Touch screen problems lead to recall. Wonder if this will be a common problem with all car touch screens.
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer - January 13, 2021, 8:28 PM
DETROIT -- Tesla Inc. is balking at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens, so U.S. safety regulators are moving to force the company to take action. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday sent a letter to Tesla saying it has tentatively determined that the screens are defective and pose a safety risk because they can cause backup cameras to go dark and defrosters to malfunction.
The agency wouldn't comment beyond the letter, which is a rare step toward a public hearing and eventual legal action. Experts say the letter means that Tesla has resisted doing a recall that NHTSA feels is necessary. “It's obvious to me that Tesla told NHTSA to go pound sand, so what they're about to get, they've earned it,” said Frank Borris, a former head of the agency's Office of Defects Investigation who now runs a safety consulting business.
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/tesla-balks-touch-screen-recall-us-agency-takes-75238906
Touch screen problems lead to recall. Wonder if this will be a common problem with all car touch screens.
Tesla Recalls Roughly 135,000 Vehicles Over Touch-Screen Failures
The electric-car maker is recalling roughly 135,000 Model S luxury sedans and Model X sport-utility vehicles over touch-screen failures, one of its largest-ever safety actions.
www.wsj.com
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