NHTSA Complaint #11433428 — 2021 TESLA MODEL S

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11433428
Vehicle	2021 TESLA MODEL S
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	September 14, 2021
Date Filed	September 18, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

The steering yoke is extremely difficult to use on congested city streets, or in an emergency maneuver. The yoke requires that you must cross your hands in a hard turn-a physically difficult action. It appears that Tesla did little or no human factors engineering, nor test driving in anything but highway driving. This vehicle should be recalled to fix this problem. The dealer personnel confirm a rash of complaints about the steering yoke.

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