NHTSA told Reuters that the agency is “aware of the incident and has reached out to the manufacturer for information.”
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it has sought information from Tesla Inc about a recent fire in a 2021 Tesla Model Y in Vancouver, British Columbia, in which a driver reported struggling to get out .
NHTSA told Reuters that the agency is “aware of the incident and has reached out to the manufacturer for information.”
Electrek posted a video of the incident in which the owner said he received an error notification and then saw smoke. The driver said he “had to break the window to get out. … I kicked through the window because everything stopped. The electricity wasn’t working. The door didn’t open. The windows didn’t go down.”
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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