National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated a new program. TeslaSafety investigation after 354 motorists complained about “phantom-braking” in the vehicles.

Phantom braking is when drivers’ brakes are activated unexpectedly even though traffic is moving normally.

The Thursday publication by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigations was published “ODI resume”The agency said that it is investigating systems which are part of approximately 416,000 Tesla Model 3 & Model Y vehicles starting in 2021 and 2022.

The Washington Post reported that Tesla owners complained about phantom brakes to NHTSA rose to 107 over the three-month period prior to February 2, 2012. reportedThis is compared with just 34 complaints over a two-year span before.

one complaintOn June 14, 2021, Victoria Tesla Owner filed an NHTSA complaint claiming that his 2021 Tesla Model 3 would stop “without warning and provocation when on cruise controller,” which included any semi-truck approaching in the oncoming lanes or on 4-lane divided highways. It was also claimed that it could go from 75 to 40 mph in less than a few seconds.

According to the driver, “I almost got rear-ended by a car following close and it does happen.” Tesla has received these reports and I’ve taken it to them for diagnosis. Although it is possible, this should never be an issue. This is dangerous and can cause severe injury.

Tesla has issued ten voluntary recalls across the US in just four months. NHTSA’s website shows several of these in the last week. 

In the US, 578 607 cars were affected by the recall. This was due to the use of the boombox feature that allowed car owners to create silly sound effects (such as a fart noise) while driving. It is possible that pedestrians won’t be able listen to the legally required Pedestrian Warning System sound if this feature has been activated, Reuters reports. reported.

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, described NHTSA in his post-recall as the “funny police.”

Musk lawyer Alex Spiro wrote a letter accusing a Federal Judge of “harassing the CEO” by accusing the Securities and Exchange Commission (a separate federal agency) with continuing investigations into phantom brake.

It was this time last month. Tesla revealedIt received an SEC subpoena from the SEC in November 2021. This was shortly after Tesla CEO Elon Muss conducted a Twitter poll asking for his opinion on whether Tesla should sell 10%.