The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday that it is investigating reports that the steering wheel on Tesla's Model Y can fall off while the SUV is in use.
The NHTSA says the inquiry covers over 120,000 Model Y vehicles from the model year 2023. The agency said it launched the probe after it was made aware of two reports of the steering wheel on the vehicle falling off while drivers were on the road. In both cases, the agency said the cars had low mileage and were missing a bolt that attaches the steering wheel to the steering column. No fatalities or crashes have been associated with the issue, according to the NHTSA report.
The agency is looking into the frequency of the alleged issue and how many vehicles may be impacted, as well as Tesla's manufacturing process. The preliminary investigation could potentially lead to a recall.One of the drivers involved in one of the steering wheel incidents, Prerak Patel, told Insider the NHTSA reached out to him after he posted on Twitter in January about his
GmeImmortan Oh please!
The trip to Mars is going to be fun
Bye bye Elon Musk
So they even test? A real car company would never get away with this shoddy construction.