The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it got a petition calling for an investigation of certain Tesla electric cars and is evaluating the complaint.
The petition, filed by a law firm representing Tesla drivers, alleges that Tesla updated battery management software in response to a potential defect that could lead to battery fires, according to the NHTSA notice. The law firm claimed that Tesla should have notified NHTSA of the potential defect and conducted a recall.NHTSA said it would evaluate the allegations and decide whether to grant or deny the petition.
The firm says drivers saw the range of their Teslas fall by 25 miles or more after Tesla released two battery management software updates beginning in May 2019. NHTSA estimates 2,000 Model S and Model X vehicles were affected.Tesla released the software after a Model S caughtin a Hong Kong parking lot in May, saying at the time that the update was a precautionary measure to protect the vehicle’s battery pack.
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