Transport Canada said it is concerned that a malfunctioning
heating and air-conditioning system "may affect windshield
defogging/defrosting and therefore driver visibility."
"A company is required to notify Transport Canada and
all current owners when they become aware of a defect that could affect the
safety of a person. ... These notices are commonly referred to as ‘safety
recalls,’" it said.
The regulator said it has informed Tesla of the
investigation.
Tesla did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. In
2020, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted, "Model Y heat pump is some of the best
engineering I’ve seen in a while."
A number of Tesla owners complained that the heat pumps are
failing in extreme cold temperatures, according to Drive Tesla Canada, a Tesla
news provider. The report said the heating problems happened even after Tesla
early last year replaced faulty sensors in heat pumps in some 2020-2021 Model 3
and Model Y vehicles to address the issue.
The U.S. safety regulator, the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, did not have an immediate comment on the issue.
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