NHTSA Complaint #11665336 — 2017 TESLA MODEL S

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11665336
Vehicle	2017 TESLA MODEL S
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	June 4, 2025
Date Filed	June 6, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	ID

Consumer Description

The intermediate steering shaft is binding, causing difficulty turning the wheel and inconsistent steering wheel feel. It often will cause the full self driving to disengage during turns Tesla has revised the part that now includes a protective rubber bootyet has not issued a recall as the part accumulates debris and rust out and binding the universal joint

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