Tesla just announced they’re recalling over 375,000 Model 3s and Model Ys in the U.S.
This is because of a power steering glitch.
Seems the electronic steering assist can konk out at low speeds, making the wheel feel like you’re arm-wrestling a Wookiee.
And having a reliable steering wheel is sort of important in a car.
Tesla’s fix? A free over-the-air software patch, already rolled out to most of the affected cars.
Some are shrugging it off as just another day in Tesla world.
Either way, it’s their second big recall this year, and the stock took a 3% dip today.
What would Jay Leno say about this?
They’re making a movie about Elon Musk’s success making Tesla’s and Cybertrucks. It’s called Total Recall pic.twitter.com/GGbyjStKyX
— zach reinert (@zachreinert0) February 21, 2025
CNBC reports:
Tesla is voluntarily recalling 376,241 vehicles in the U.S. to correct an issue with failing power-assisted steering systems, according to records posted to the website of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In a safety recall report posted on the NHTSA website, Tesla said the recall includes Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that were manufactured for sale in the U.S. from Feb. 28, 2023, to October 11, 2023, and that were equipped with a certain older software release.
The records said printed circuit boards in the steering systems in affected vehicles could become overstressed, causing the power-assist steering to fail in some cases when a Tesla vehicle rolled to a stop and then accelerated.
When electronic power-assist steering systems fail in a Tesla, drivers need to exert more force to steer their cars, which can increase the risk of a collision.
Tesla told the vehicle safety regulator that it was not aware of any crashes, injuries or deaths related to the power steering failures, and that it was offering an over-the-air software update as a remedy.
The recall follows an earlier related probe and voluntary recall in China concerning the same systems.
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Was this June 2023 Tesla crash that claimed the lives of a mom and her 12 year old daughter in California the result of failed steering, for which $TSLA today issued a recall for nearly 400,000 cars? Elon Musk claims no known deaths due to the defect 🤥 pic.twitter.com/fWIFzJy4zK
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