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How to Check Your Tesla for Open Recalls by VIN
How do you check a Tesla for recalls? Use Tesla's VIN tool, NHTSA and the Tesla app, then see what a clean result misses and what to do if one shows.
NHTSA Proposes Cyan Lights for Self-Driving Cars
NHTSA has proposed letting self-driving vehicles carry optional cyan marker lamps. Here is what the proposal says, what it does not say, and how to comment.
Tesla shows the Cybercab in China. It still isn’t for sale there.
Tesla is displaying the Cybercab in Beijing and Shanghai this week, but says the showcase doesn’t involve selling the vehicle in China or launching a driverless ride-hailing service.
NHTSA just escalated its Cybercab investigation. Tesla has until September 30 to answer.
NHTSA issued a formal special order on September 10 demanding sworn answers on how the Cybercab meets federal safety standards. Here’s what it’s asking and what’s at stake.
NHTSA opens an investigation into Tesla’s Cybercab safety certification.
Federal regulators are examining how Tesla certified the driverless Cybercab as meeting safety standards that assume a human-operated vehicle.
Tesla just recalled 3 million cars in China over door handles. Here’s what it means for US owners.
China ordered a recall of nearly 3 million Tesla vehicles over hard-to-find emergency door releases. It’s not a US recall, but the same issue is already reshaping US safety rules.
NHTSA suspension investigation: what it means for Model 3 and Model Y owners
NHTSA has opened a preliminary investigation into 1.2 million Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over reports of a front suspension part detaching, though it stresses no recall has been issued yet.
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