The NHTSA is investigating 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failure reports

美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）正就悬架故障报告对 120 万辆特斯拉汽车展开调查

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 “a loss of vehicle directional control,” as reported earlier by Reuters. The preliminary investigation includes the 2018-2020 Model 3 and 2021-2023 Model Y, according to a filing from the NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation.

据路透社早前报道，美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）在收到有关悬架故障的投诉后，正在对近 120 万辆特斯拉汽车进行调查，该故障可能导致“车辆失去方向控制”。根据 NHTSA 缺陷调查办公室提交的文件，此次初步调查涵盖了 2018-2020 款 Model 3 和 2021-2023 款 Model Y。

The NHTSA says it received 156 complaints about the issue, which “involves the detachment of the front lower lateral link.” In most cases reviewed by the NHTSA, failure occurred with “no advance warning,” but some “cite noises occurring prior to failure.” The NHTSA hasn’t recorded any crashes, injuries, or fatalities related to the potential issue.

NHTSA 表示，已收到 156 起关于该问题的投诉，这些投诉“涉及前下横向连杆脱落”。在 NHTSA 审查的大多数案例中，故障发生时“没有任何预兆”，但也有部分车主提到“在故障发生前听到了异响”。目前，NHTSA 尚未记录到与该潜在问题相关的任何碰撞、受伤或死亡事故。

This isn’t the first time Tesla dealt with suspension issues. In 2021, Tesla recalled 2,791 Model Y and Model 3 vehicles over a potential suspension defect. It later recalled another round of Model 3 vehicles after the NHTSA found that a “loose fastener could cause the lateral link to separate from the sub-frame.” The NHTSA says the complaints linked to its current investigation don’t appear to be related to these issues.

这并非特斯拉首次处理悬架问题。2021 年，特斯拉曾因潜在的悬架缺陷召回了 2,791 辆 Model Y 和 Model 3 汽车。随后，在 NHTSA 发现“紧固件松动可能导致横向连杆与副车架分离”后，特斯拉又对另一批 Model 3 进行了召回。NHTSA 表示，此次调查所涉及的投诉似乎与上述问题无关。