Tesla Motors Recalling Electric Roadster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tesla Motors is recalling more than half of its new $109,000 electric Roadster sedans to address a problem with the vehicle's steering, the automaker said Thursday.

The San Carlos, Calif., automaker said the recall will fix rear bolts that were improperly assembled by Lotus, the contract manufacturer of the Roadster chassis.

The recall affects 345 Roadsters from the 2008 model year assesmbled between March 2008 and April 2009. The electric car company has delivered nearly 500 Roadsters, spokeswoman Rachel Konrad said. ...