The Latest Breaking News from NHTSA

The issue could effect the seat belts working properly for second-row passengers.

Elon Musk has repeatedly taken issue with the word "recall" being used when an over-the-air software update could fix the issue.

A Tesla driver was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked the EV maker for information.

Tesla China EV registrations fell for a second straight week while top competitors are ramping up. Tesla stock dipped after huge recent gains.

Last Thursday, Teslas equipped with Full Self-Driving software were deemed defective enough to warrant a recall because they're prone to crashing. On Friday, all of those defective cars remained on the road, with the unreliable software still available to drivers, and no firm deadline on when it will get fixed.

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asked Tesla Inc. for more information about one of its vehicles colliding with a fire truck in a fatal crash in the San Francisco Bay area.

NHTSA is now reviewing whether the Zoox robotaxi meets requirements to travel on public roads after the firm self-certified that the vehicle met existing FMVSS.

Despite claims by chief executive Elon Musk that Full Self-Driving vehicles did not need human intervention, Tesla said on its website that the cars 'could not drive themselves and owners must be ready to intervene at all times'

Arch-critic Dan O'Dowd blasts the proposed regulatory fix as woefully inadequate, but U.S. traffic safety authorities see only a limited risk to drivers.