The federal government has opened an investigation into the three fires involving Tesla vehicles – and the potential that the Model S
battery-electric vehicle suffers from a significant safety design defect. Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk argues that Tesla asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to launch
its probe. But during a tour of the L.A. Auto Show, NHTSA Director David Strickland stressed that was news to him.
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