U.S. closes 2022 probe into 695,000 Tesla vehicles over unexpected braking

July 2 (Reuters) - The ‌U.S. ​National ​Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday said it had closed its ‌2022 preliminary evaluation into 695,000 Tesla ⁠vehicles over unexpected deceleration, citing low demonstrated hazard ‌to drivers and a ‌substantial drop in incidents.

Here are a few details:

• The investigation covered Model 3 ​and Model Y vehicles.

• NHTSA said that Tesla had released software updates ⁠in early 2022 to target unexpected deceleration.

• Incident reports ​declined to 45 in 2024, 19 in 2025, and three since the ​start of 2026, according ‌to the auto safety regulator. There were 300 such reports ⁠when the investigation was opened.

• The regulator said the reported conditions did not alter ⁠the vehicle’s lateral positioning in their lanes and ​did not cause significant loss in distance between the subject and following vehicle to lead to ‌a collision.

• Last week, NHTSA had separately closed an expanded probe ‌covering an estimated 376,241 Model 3 ⁠and Model Y ‌vehicles over loss ​of steering control.

(Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita ‌Bhattacharjee)

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