Tesla steering wheel popped out while driving
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Ford: https://www.endurancewarranty.com/learning-center/news/ford-...
Nissan: https://insideevs.com/news/656231/2023-nissan-ariya-recalled...
But it's only news when it happens to Tesla.
> Tesla quoted the vehicle owner $103.96 to repair the defect before removing the charge.
These seem like different classes of problems to me. There's also I think a large difference between "the bolts meant to keep the steering wheel to the column in the car get loose" and "the brand-new vehicles were delivered without a necessary retaining bolt to attach the steering wheel to the column"
[1]: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/8/23630358/tesla-steering-wh...
>A person in Georgia told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that a steering wheel fell into their lap in a 2015 Fusion when turning into a gas station on Sept. 23.
>Two other people reported that the bolt attaching the wheel to the steering column came loose while driving and had to be retightened at a repair shop.
From https://money.cnn.com/2018/03/14/news/companies/ford-steerin...
> Ford is recalling 1.4 million vehicles because the steering wheels can become loose and even come off while driving.
> The automaker says it is aware of two accidents and one injury that may have been caused by the problem.