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2013 Tesla MODEL S Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1459433
Internal NHTSA #	11084066
Manufacurer	Tesla, Inc.
Brand	TESLA
Model	MODEL S
Model Year	2013
File date	30/03/18
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My steering failed at 27000 miles and 5 years. The failure occurred one week before tesla issued a recall for this issue. The service center says that the recall covers replacing the bolts that fail and not the broken steering rack that occurs because of the failed bolts, so they think that i should pay ~$3000 to repair a known defect and obvious safety hazard. I was lucky that the failure happened when the car was stationary.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	27000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
VIN pattern	5YJSA1DP4DFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	05/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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Type of child seat code
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Tesla MODEL S Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Tesla MODEL S Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?