US safety regulators to investigate Tesla for steering wheels that can fall off | CNN Business

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Federal safety regulators are investigating Tesla’s Model Y SUV after at least two instances in which owners said their steering wheels became detached while the vehicle was being driven

. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking at the 2023 model year. It said in the two instances in which the steering wheel came off, the cars were delivered to buyers without the retaining bolt that attaches the steering wheel to the steering column. The report from the agency did not say if there were accidents or injuries as a result of the problem.

said around 120,000 vehicles on US roads could be affected by the problem. This is an investigation, a step the agency takes before ordering a recall. In February, Tesla was required to issue a recall of nearly 363,000 vehicles equipped with what it calls its “Full Self Driving” software after determined it “led to an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety based on insufficient adherence to traffic safety laws.” Among the traffic rules the cars violated in FSD mode was “traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sign-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop, or proceeding into an intersection during a steady yellow traffic signal without due caution.

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Would never buy a Telsa, anything to with Musk is a scam.

I guess this guy wasn't consulted first

More attacks on Musk by slimy democrats.

😂

Since Tesla's are so boring to drive. Those drivers should be appreciative about the small bit of excitement thrown their way ...

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