and if applicable also the spokes the abutment is given reference number 24 in the radial cross section of the steering wheel the leather piece 20 extends around the total circumference of the steering wheel rim 10 see fig2 to 4 a thermoplastic layer 26 is fastened in particular by laminating on the rear side i e the inner side of the leather piece 20 in the region of the edges 22 between the thermoplastic layers 26 the leather piece has no coating on its rear side one option for the application of the thermoplastic layer consists in sticking an adhesive film of thermoplastic material onto the leather piece 20 the vehicle interior part 11 also has its own thermoplastic layer 28 fastened to the vehicle interior part 11 before the covering with leather in the region of the thermoplastic layer 26 this thermoplastic layer 28 can for example likewise be an adhesive strip or a corresponding piece which has been embedded into the outer layer 18 during the surrounding of the skeleton 16 with foam the thermoplastic layer 26 is not a layer of foam the leather piece 20 is fastened to the vehicle interior part 11 in the region of the edges 22 by means of.