Tesla Model 3 electric car under investigation in Australia for possible compliance breach
www.drive.com.au
The latest Tesla Model 3 has been flagged for a potential breach of Australian motor-vehicle rules that could prompt a recall and stop-sale.
  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
    13·
    10 months ago

    access to a child-seat anchor point needed to gain approval for use on the road was removed by the manufacturer.

  • danl@lemmy.world
    4·
    10 months ago

    Interesting choice to be made by Tesla: recall and change the parcel shelf or remove the middle seatbelt in the back.

    Another option available to Tesla is removing the rear-centre seatbelt and re-certifying the Model 3 as a four-seater.

    The latest Honda HR-V small SUV introduced in 2022 was certified in Australia as a four-seater as the Japanese car giant chose not to invest in engineering a top-tether point for the middle rear seat – and instead elected to remove the middle rear seatbelt.

    • TheFermentalist
      2·
      10 months ago

      “Another option available to Tesla is removing the rear-centre seatbelt and re-certifying the Model 3 as a four-seater.”

      Which, if you purchased the vehicle needing or wanting a 5 seater, should make it not fit for purpose under Australian law and require a refund.