Norway will not issue a recall of Tesla Model S and X vehicles following a government probe into suspension safety problems - the same one Reuters reported on in their investigation, which targeted Tesla for blaming consumers for faulty components, which Tesla responded to on the X.
According to Automotive News Europe, Norway's traffic safety regulator found no reason to force a recall over the issue, which was highlighted by more than a dozen consumer complaints to the agency in 2022 about concerns such as the rear lower control arm fracturing.
“The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) believes that a break in the rear lower control arm does not constitute an unacceptable risk, and that there is no basis for demanding a recall of the vehicles,” according to a statement from the regulator in the report.
The decision not to recall appears to have been predicated on the fact that the majority of occurrences occurred while the automobile was going at moderate speeds and often reversing, which they said reduced the likelihood of significant accidents. And, compared to the number of Model S and X vehicles driven in Norway, one of Tesla's most saturated markets, officials claimed there were very few filed concerns.
In December, Reuters released a damning investigation by four journalists into what they said were tens of thousands of complaints against Tesla about early failures of suspension or steering elements, including control arm problems in Norway. The study alleged that Tesla blamed drivers for these incidents on "driver abuse" and refused to pay for repairs despite knowing they were faulty. This prompted inquiries in Norway and Sweden, as well as US Senators writing to Elon Musk directly to request a recall in the United States.
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