Friday, March 29, 2024
News

Tesla recalls nearly 140 Model Y EVs over serious safety issue

   SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

San Francisco | Thursday, 2023 11:59:33 AM IST
Elon Musk-run Tesla has recalled 137 Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) in the US in response to an issue with the fastener for the steering wheel.

According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) safety recall report, 137 2022-2023 Tesla Model Y may possibly have a "loose" fastener that could cause disconnection of the steering wheel from its column.

Tesla manufactured the recalled cars between June 23, 2022, and May 1, 2023, the report mentioned.

According to the recall report, the driver "may lose steering control" if the fastener "allows the steering wheel to disconnect", which could increase the chances of a crash.

Tesla received four warranty claims and one field report potentially related to the problem. Between mid-November and late April, the company received those in a 5.5-month period, the report said.

However, there have been no reports of crashes, injuries, or fatalities to date.

The company is also "not aware of any instances of the steering wheel completely detaching from the steering column due to this condition," as per the report.

Tesla intends to replace any fasteners found to be loose during service inspections in recalled vehicles.

According to the NHTSA notice, this will be done at no cost to the impacted customers.

In May, Tesla recalled over 1.1 million electric vehicles (EVs), or nearly all the vehicles it has sold in China, in response to a braking problem.

--IANS shs/vd

( 250 Words)

2023-06-06-17:54:03 (IANS)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS (0)
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
 
MORE SCIENCE NEWS
AI technique accurately predicts deadly ...
Researchers discover new approach to tre...
Researchers discover how gene mutation r...
Climate change disrupts vital ecosystems...
Study finds how ageing reduces ability o...
Israeli researchers uncover biological p...
More...
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
'Three parties have allied directly...':...
'Congress is in fear,' Karnataka LoP R A...
Chennai: Three dead after false ceiling ...
Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena releases first...
Uttar Pradesh: Security tightened in Ali...
'My father was being given slow poison; ...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
'This will not take hours, weeks...... 
ADAFSA Collaborating Centre for Cam... 
Israel takes steps to increase comm... 
US destroys four drones launched by... 
Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat m... 
No change of guard ceremony on Marc... 
"Brutal policy of killing, dumping ... 
Andhra Pradesh: Railway Protection ...