US EditionTesla Model Y Door Handles Now Under Federal Safety Scrutiny
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received nine reports of Tesla Model Y door handle failures, with some owners forced to break windows to access children inside.
- Federal auto safety officials initiated a preliminary investigation on September 16 into failures of door handles on 2021 Tesla Model Y vehicles, which have been linked to issues with their low-voltage batteries.
- The inquiry follows nine complaints of doors becoming inoperative, which trapped children inside vehicles and forced adults to break windows to free them.
- Tesla vehicles have manual door releases inside, but the agency noted children may not access or operate them, and even adults may struggle in emergencies.
- The investigation covers about 174,300 SUVs, focusing on the reliability of the 12-volt battery power supply to electronic door locks, with batteries often replaced after incidents.
- The probe may expand, and regulators will monitor reports of people trapped inside vehicles, while Tesla faces ongoing scrutiny over driver-assistance features and safety concerns.
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Tesla under investigation after parents say faulty door handles trapped kids in the back
Federal auto safety regulators opened an investigation Tuesday into possible defects in Tesla doors that have reportedly left parents with children trapped in the back seat and forced to break windows to get them out.
Tesla gets another NHTSA probe, this time related to door handles
Tesla is facing another investigation into its vehicles by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), this time related to an issue with its door handles. In a new Open Investigation named “Electronic door handles become inoperative,” the NHTSA says that it has received nine complaints from owners of the 2021 Tesla Model Y stemming from “an inability to open doors.” These issues were reported after “parents exited their vehicle …
Tesla facing probe over potential deadly defect to popular Model Y cars
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into about 174,000 Tesla Model Y cars from the 2021 model year over reports that electronic door handles can become inoperative.
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