美国国家公路交通安全管理局驳回了特斯拉的豁免申请，要求特斯拉召回近2万辆Model 3和Model Y车型[1]。驳回的原因是这些车辆的近光灯亮度超过标准限值[1]。
特斯拉在自检中发现，2017至2023年生产的部分车灯参数不合规，近光灯光强最大达到230.1坎德拉，远超美国标准规定的125坎德拉上限[1]。在特斯拉测试的左右各25个车灯中，缺陷率接近100%[1]。监管部门指出，特斯拉在申辞中仅测试了直线会车一个场景，而FMVSS第108号标准中实际包含8个场景[1]。基于申辞不够充分，监管部门认为存在安全风险[1]。
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has rejected Tesla's exemption request and ordered the company to recall approximately 20,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles due to non-compliant headlight brightness levels [1]. The agency determined that the low-beam headlights on certain models exceed regulatory standards, posing a safety risk to other drivers on the road.
Tesla discovered during internal testing that some vehicles produced between 2017 and 2023 had out-of-specification headlight parameters [1]. The maximum light intensity of the low-beam headlights reached 230.1 candelas, nearly double the regulatory limit of 125 candelas [1]. In Tesla's sample testing of 50 headlights—25 from each side—the defect rate approached 100 percent [1]. The NHTSA found Tesla's defense insufficient, citing that the company's testing covered only a single head-on meeting scenario, while the FMVSS 108 standard requires evaluation across eight different driving situations [1].
