{"id":3310,"date":"2026-07-31T22:33:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/the-nhtsa-is-investigating-1-2-million-tesla-vehicles-over-suspension-failure-reports\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T22:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:33:39","slug":"the-nhtsa-is-investigating-1-2-million-tesla-vehicles-over-suspension-failure-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/the-nhtsa-is-investigating-1-2-million-tesla-vehicles-over-suspension-failure-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"The NHTSA is investigating 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failure reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Tesla Model Y\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Photo by Patrick Pleul\/picture alliance via Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/gettyimages-1248938070.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is probing nearly 1.2 million Tesla vehicles after receiving complaints about a suspension failure that could cause \u00ab\u00a0a loss of vehicle directional control,\u00a0\u00bb as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/us-auto-safety-regulator-probes-12-million-tesla-vehicles-over-suspension-2026-07-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported earlier by <em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>. The preliminary investigation includes the 2018-2020 Model 3 and 2021-2023 Model Y, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/static.nhtsa.gov\/odi\/inv\/2026\/INOA-PE26006-16559.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a filing<\/a> from the NHTSA&rsquo;s Office of Defects Investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NHTSA says it received 156 complaints about the issue, which \u00ab\u00a0involves the detachment of the front lower lateral link.\u00a0\u00bb In most cases reviewed by the NHTSA, failure occurred with \u00ab\u00a0no advance warning,\u00a0\u00bb but some \u00ab\u00a0cite noises occurring prior t \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/transportation\/973887\/nhtsa-tesla-investigation-suspension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is probing nearly 1.2 million Tesla vehicles after receiving complaints about a 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