Complaints that Tesla's giant touch screens can fail have drawn the attention of U.S. safety regulators.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it's investigating failures in the 2012 through 2015 Tesla Model S.
If the screens fail, the cars will lose the rear camera display, causing reduced visibility. No crashes or injuries have been reported.The probe covers 63,000 Model S vehicles with screens controlled by flash memory devices with finite lifespans based on the number of program and erase cycles, the documents said. The screens can fail prematurely because the memory can wear out.
Failures also cause loss of touch screen features such as infotainment, navigation and web browsing. If the screens fail, heating and air conditioning controls also will default to an auto mode, and limits on battery charging current can be affected, according to the documents. Failure doesn't affect braking, steering, speed control or other control systems, NHTSA said.
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