US EditionTesla under investigation after parents say faulty door handles trapped kids
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing 174,300 Tesla Model Y vehicles due to door handle failures linked to low battery voltage, risking passenger entrapment.
- U.S. federal safety regulators opened an investigation into 2021 Tesla Model Y SUVs after multiple reports of electronic door handle failures that trapped passengers, including children.
- The investigation follows incidents where door handles became inoperative due to insufficient battery voltage, with no prior warnings to owners before failures occurred.
- Reports include at least four cases of parents breaking windows to rescue children trapped inside, highlighting concerns about emergency access and reliance on electronic systems without manual backups outside the vehicle.
- The agency covers about 174,300 midsize SUVs in the probe and said its preliminary evaluation will assess the scope, severity, power supply approach, and risks related to these door lock issues.
- If a safety defect is found, regulators could force Tesla to recall affected vehicles or require software or hardware fixes, while continuing to monitor reports of passengers trapped inside.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Tesla Model Y owners are reporting a troubling tech problem with the high-tech electric vehicles locking children inside. "The most commonly reported scenarios involved parents exiting the vehicle after a drive cycle in order to remove a child from the back seat or placing a child in the back seat before starting a drive cycle. The parents were unable to reopen a door to regain access to the vehicle," an investigation rep…
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Tesla under investigation after children reportedly trapped by faulty door handles
Federal auto safety regulators in the U.S. have opened an investigation into possible defects in Tesla doors that have reportedly left children trapped in the backseat, forcing parents to break windows to get them out. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the preliminary probe is focused on 2021 Tesla Model Ys after receiving nine reports of electronic door handles not working, possibly due to low battery voltage. Whil…
Tesla under investigation after parents say faulty door handles trapped kids
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. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the preliminary probe is focused on 2021 Tesla Model Ys after receiving nine reports of electronic door handles not working possibly due to low battery voltage. The company ru…
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