Tesla recalls 40,000 cars over power-steering fault

Tesla is recalling conscionable implicit 40,000 cars successful the US due to the fact that of a imaginable power-steering problem.

Elon Musk's electric-car shaper says the vehicles' power-steering assistance strategy whitethorn neglect connected unsmooth roads oregon aft hitting a pothole.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it could necessitate greater steering effort, particularly astatine debased speeds, expanding clang risks.

Tesla has released a bundle update to recalibrate the system.

It was unaware of immoderate injuries oregon deaths successful transportation with the problem, it said.

However, 314 conveyance alerts person been issued for US vehicles that whitethorn beryllium related to the recall.

The callback affects the 2017-21 Model S and Model X vehicles.

Telsa said much than 97% of the recalled vehicles had installed an update that had already addressed the problem.

Separately, Tesla is recalling 53 2021 Model S exterior broadside rear-view mirrors built for the European marketplace that bash not comply with American "rear-visibility" requirements.

Tesla has issued 17 callback notices successful 2022, covering 3.4 cardinal vehicles.

After buying Twitter, Mr Musk has reportedly been moving with bundle engineers from Tesla to look nether the bonnet of the social-media platform.

But his different concern ventures look to beryllium suffering a knock-on effect, with Tesla investors continuing to merchantability disconnected stock.

Its shares closed down 5% astatine $197.08 (£172.41) successful New York connected Monday, the lowest level since June 2021.

Investors are thought to beryllium acrophobic the billionaire has go distracted by his latest acquisition and is paying little attraction to his different companies.