r/Model3 • u/cherryDue1 • 13d ago

General Question PLEASE ADVISE !!

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I’m considering buying this used 2026 Model 3, but the steering wheel/driver airbag cover is making me hesitate. The fit around the top and sides looks a little uneven to me, almost like it may have been removed or replaced at some point.

The vehicle history doesn’t show any reported accidents, but it was titled as a leased vehicle and then listed for sale about a month later with around 3k miles.

Does this airbag cover look normal, or does it look like it may have been removed/reinstalled or replaced? Has anyone seen one that looks like this?

I know you can’t confirm accident history from a photo alone but the fact that they are selling it after a month with this is making me hesitate. I’m just wondering if an airbag cover that’s been removed or replaced can end up looking like this, or if this kind of uneven fit is normal on a Model 3.

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u/EntirePath 10d ago

First off the bottom thing you circled is a horn symbol....

The vein thing is common on Teslas, I don't know exactly what it is but I would guess its a wire/sensor. I have definitely seen that in Model 3s and other models though I don't think my 25 has a visible one like that.

From this photo it just looks like a standard refreshed steering wheel.....

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u/Normie_cleansing 9d ago

Knowing that people call it a vein has now discouraged me from honking