NHTSA Complaint #11501570 — 2023 TESLA MODEL X

UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11501570
Vehicle	2023 TESLA MODEL X
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	January 12, 2023
Date Filed	January 13, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	DE

Consumer Description

The car has a little button to press for the horn rather than having the horn be in the center of the cars steering wheel. Per Tesla this is possible but is locked and needs a firmware upgrade to be active. This was announced almost 1 year ago. When driving yesterday a car began merging into my lane. I tried to honk but could not find the button without taking my eyes off the road which i didn't want to do. My natural reaction was to mash the center of the wheel, but that of course doesn't work. If tesla just needs to activate this, i don't understand why they haven't. This is a serious safety issue.

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