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2023 TESLA MODEL X — STEERING

crash · 1966562 · 2024-02-11

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL X
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The touch sensitive horn button on the right side of the steering wheel is dangerous. It cannot be located and used in time to avoid a collision, and may cause an accident by requiring the driver to take eyes off road in order to look down and locate the small half inch area to press in order to engage horn. This is a DANGEROUS design defect I cannot safely operate vehicle without a Center push horn on the wheel. I have asked Tesla for a replacement to a safer steering wheel and they refuse.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11571323
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown