NHTSA Complaint #11534339 — 2022 TESLA MODEL S

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11534339
Vehicle	2022 TESLA MODEL S
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	July 1, 2023
Date Filed	July 25, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Car has a small capacitive touch button for horn instead of center-press. During emergency incidents, it is not possible to react quickly and hit the horn, which has led to several near-misses due to a delay in alerting other drivers with the horn while searching for the horn button, which moves as the wheel (yoke) turns.

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