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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said
the preliminary evaluation covers 2022-2023 model year vehicles
over reports of failures of the front seat belt to remain
connected to the seat belt anchor pretensioner while driving.
Both newer vehicles had insufficiently connected anchor linkages
and neither incident involved vehicle collision with occupants
wearing seat belts and, the agency said.
Tesla, which has disbanded its press office, did not respond to
a request for comment.
In one complaint from Larkspur, California, a Tesla was moving
at around 10 to 15 miles per hour and the auto braking system
activated when the driver's door on a large truck parked on the
side of the street opened unexpectedly.
"With the sudden deceleration, my upper body flung forward and
the force of my weight caused the seat belt anchor on the lower
seat to detach completely," a complaint filed with the NHTSA
said.
After the NHTSA opens a preliminary evaluation, it must decide
whether to upgrade it to an engineering analysis before it can
demand a recall.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; editing by Andrew Heavens and
Jason Neely)
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