US safety agency ends power steering probe into 376,000 Tesla EVs

June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. ‌safety regulators said ​on ​Saturday they had closed their probe into Tesla vehicles over power steering loss, in view ‌of a company recall which was carried out ⁠last year.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the investigation, which ‌had the status of an ‌engineering analysis, covered about 376,241 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles from the 2023 model year.

NHTSA opened a ​preliminary evaluation in July 2023 into loss of steering control reports in Tesla Model 3 and Y ⁠vehicles after some owners reported an inability to turn the steering wheel or ​an increase in required effort.

In early 2024, the probe was upgraded to an engineering analysis ​to further investigate the alleged defect.

Tesla ‌recalled 376,000 of its vehicles in the U.S. in early 2025, due to a ⁠failure of the power steering assist feature that could make the vehicles harder to steer, particularly at low speeds, raising the ⁠risk of a crash.

However, it said the recall was not in ​response to NHTSA's investigation, which remained open at the time.

The recall said that Tesla had released an over-the-air software update designed to ‌prevent overvoltage breakdown and overstress of motor drive components on the printed circuit board, ‌which had caused an increase in steering effort.

In view of ⁠Tesla's recall, the NHTSA's ‌Office of Defects ​Investigation said it was closing its engineering analysis.

(Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Alexander ‌Smith)

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