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Federal safety regulators are investigating Tesla’s Model Y SUV after at least two instances in which owners said their steering wheels became detached while the vehicle was being driven.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking at the 2023 model year. It said in the two instances in which the steering wheel came off, the cars were delivered to buyers without the retaining bolt that attaches the steering wheel to the steering column.
The report from the agency did not say if there were accidents or injuries as a result of the problem.
NHTSA said around 120,000 vehicles on US roads could be affected by the problem.
