Tesla is under investigation after car runs out of steering wheel – 08/03/2023 – Market

The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) announced on Wednesday (8) the opening of a preliminary investigation of 120,000 Tesla Model Y cars from 2023, after receiving two reports of steering wheels that came off while the driver was driving. .

Both vehicles from Elon Musk’s automaker had low mileage at the time of the accident and were delivered to their owners without the screw that connected the steering wheel to the steering column, according to the regulatory agency.

NHTSA’s investigation is aimed at uncovering the scope and frequency of this defect and the manufacturing process associated with it.

On January 29, a post showing the steering wheel of the Tesla Model Y went viral on Twitter. The accident was recorded on the 24th of the same month, while the owner was driving on the road.

According to the Associated Press agency, this report is one of the complaints evaluated by the NHTSA.

Until 3:15 pm, Tesla had not officially commented on the case on its social networks or on its blog.

_{With Reuters}