This shouldn't be all that newsworthy, except that it's Tesla this time. NHTSA investigations happen fairly frequently for all kinds of issues - you can see them at [1].<p>[1] <a href="https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#investigation" rel="nofollow">https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#investigation</a>
An insightful related comment from /r/cars: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/k0sbdh/tesla_accused_of_ignoring_and_covering_up/gdk3elh/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/k0sbdh/tesla_accused_...</a>
Not in the article for some reason, but Tesla already did a recall in China for this issue. They claim that the road conditions in China are different, so this isn't an issue in other countries, but the suspension in the US is the same as the one recalled in China.
Associated class action: <a href="https://www.classaction.org/media/williams-v-tesla-inc.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.classaction.org/media/williams-v-tesla-inc.pdf</a><p>Disclosure: We own Teslas.
No pictures of the failed joint or even an expert saying "they used the wrong type of metal"?<p>To me this seems like an article missing the relevant details...
Expect more negative news about Tesla next 3 weeks, due need to push down price of TSLA. Indices must purchase lots of their stock by the December 21 deadline.