US ends probe on Tesla Model Y vehicles without manufacturer action

April 28 (Reuters) - The ‌U.S. National ​Highway ​Traffic Safety Administration has closed a probe into 120,089 2023 Tesla Model ‌Y vehicles without action from the carmaker, the ⁠regulator said on Tuesday.

The agency had opened the ‌preliminary evaluation in early 2023 ‌after two reports that the steering wheel of the car could detach from the ​steering column due to a missing retaining bolt.

Tesla had confirmed both vehicles were delivered ⁠without a retaining bolt and had fixed the cars under warranty.

NHTSA ​said both vehicles were built in the first week of January 2023 at ​Tesla's Austin, Texas, and Fremont, ‌California, plants and had undergone end-of-line repairs before delivery that required the ⁠steering wheel to be removed and reinstalled.

The regulator said it found no additional incidents involving the ⁠issue and said the two failures occurred within the first ​400 miles of driving, indicating that any other affected vehicles would likely have already experienced a steering wheel ‌detachment.

The agency concluded that closing the investigation does not constitute a finding ‌that no safety-related defect exists and said ⁠it may take further ‌action if new ​information emerges.

(Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Ronojoy Mazumdar and Mrigank ‌Dhaniwala)

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