How much weight can the steering wheel support?

[ghsnick!]

I just had my dad in my Tesla Model Y and he was checking it out (he may buy one for himself) and when he got inside he sort of pushed down on the steering wheel to boost himself up inside.

He’s 175lbs and nothing looks damaged, but he did push down on the steering wheel harder than I would have liked while he boosted himself up.

1. Any chance he damaged it?

2. Any idea how much weight it will support?

 

[E90alex]

1. No
2. No

While there is no officially published “weight rating,” the factory steering wheel should easily withstand something like that, which is a common thing many people do.

If you have an aftermarket wheel/yoke then all bets are off. Some of those can be very weak and easily bendable by hand.

 

[Stavinski]

I can’t imagine that could have hurt it.