Canada’s auto security regulator mentioned it had opened an investigation into the heating system of Tesla Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y automobiles following 16 client complaints about its efficiency in chilly climate.

The company, Transport Canada, mentioned it was involved {that a} malfunctioning heating and air-conditioning system “could have an effect on windshield defogging/defrosting and subsequently driver visibility.”

“An organization is required to inform Transport Canada and all present homeowners after they change into conscious of a defect that might have an effect on the security of an individual,” it mentioned, describing the method as a “security recall.”

The regulator mentioned it had knowledgeable Tesla of the investigation.

Tesla didn’t reply to a Reuters request for remark. In 2020, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted, “Mannequin Y warmth pump is a few of the finest engineering I’ve seen shortly.”

Various Tesla homeowners complained that the warmth pumps are failing in excessive chilly temperatures, in keeping with Drive Tesla Canada, a Tesla information supplier. The report mentioned the heating issues occurred even after Tesla early final 12 months changed defective sensors in warmth pumps in some 2020-2021 Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y automobiles to handle the problem.

The U.S. Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration, didn’t have a direct touch upon the problem. 
Tesla is going through the recall of greater than 475,000 of its Mannequin 3 and Mannequin S EVs to handle rearview digital camera and trunk points that improve the chance of crashing, the U.S. street security regulator mentioned in December.