The United States auto safety regulators announced an investigation into the adequacy of Tesla's recent recall of over 2 million vehicles, initiated last December to implement enhanced Autopilot safety features.
As per Reuters, the decision was made in reaction to worries triggered by crash events following the installation of the recalled software update.
Additionally, it follows initial tests carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on vehicles that had undergone the fix.
The NHTSA said it was opening an investigation after identified concerns due to crash events after vehicles had the recalled software update installed "and results from preliminary NHTSA tests of remedied vehicles".
NHTSA cited Tesla's statement "that a portion of the remedy both requires the owner to opt in and allows a driver to readily reverse it."
The agency said Tesla has issued software updates to address issues that appear related to its concerns but has not made them "a part of the recall or otherwise determined to remedy a defect that poses an unreasonable safety risk."
NHTSA further emphasizes the new recall investigation covers Model Y, X, S, 3 and cybertruck vehicles in the U.S. equipped with Autopilot produced between the 2012 and 2024 model years, NHTSA said.
Although Tesla has issued software updates to tackle potential safety concerns, the NHTSA observed that these updates have not been formally incorporated into the recall procedure or acknowledged as solutions for defects that present unreasonable safety risks.
