Tesla Touchscreen Failures Are the Source of a U.S. Investigation
The touchscreen displays found in 63,000 of Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S vehicles are under the scrutiny of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), according to a Reuters report. Having received 11 complaints alleging that the vehicle's media control unit fails prematurely due to memory wear-out, NHTSA decided to open an investigation, characterized as a preliminary evaluation, into model years 2012 to 2015.
According to the safety agency, Tesla used the same media control unit in 159,000 Model S and Model X vehicles built over the past two years. Failure of the unit results in loss of functionality of the vehicle's touchscreen, including "infotainment, navigation, and web browsing, and loss of rear camera image display when in reverse gear."
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