NHTSA Complaint #11466586 — 2021 TESLA MODEL S
UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11466586 |
| Vehicle | 2021 TESLA MODEL S |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IL |
Consumer Description
Car does not have a proper center horn- extremely dangerous. Only has a small button on the right side of the steering yoke that moves as the wheel is turned. Company owner clearly stated that a center airbag enabled horn would be available on all cars produced from November 2021 forward and would be activated by a firmware update. Either the hardware was never deployed or the update was never activated because no one has received it. Tesla will not confirm or deny that the newer production cars even have the necessary hardware to be updated. Find it shocking that this has not been addressed from a regulatory standpoint by now. Company should be mandated to deliver what their owner has promised after having released a new model that is lacking a practical, safe version of a significant safety feature.
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