U.S. Regulators Investigate Tesla After Some Steering Wheels Fall Off

Tesla wants to become the world’s biggest car maker by volume. But at its investor day this week it offered little details on plans for new car models. WSJ Tesla reporter Rebecca Elliot joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss what the electric-vehicle maker did say about its future and how investors and analysts are reacting.

By Alyssa Lukpat

Updated March 8, 2023 9:22 am ET

U.S. auto-safety regulators opened an investigation into Tesla Inc.’s Model Y SUV after receiving two reports that the steering wheel of 2023 models had detached while driving.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began the probe on Saturday into the possible flaw. The agency estimated that there are more than 120,000 2023 Model Y vehicles in the U.S.