US EditionUS auto safety regulators investigating Tesla due to door handle issue
- 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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According to criticism and official investigations, Tesla wants to ensure that the door locks of the electric cars can be opened more easily in emergency situations. So far, an emergency opener has to be found in the event of a power failure – and this costs valuable and perhaps crucial time. The idea of combining the electronic and mechanical locking technology on a button "is a lot of sense", said Tesla's chief designer Franz von Holzhausen in…
New York, USA.- Franz von Holzhausen, chief designer of the electric vehicle giant, stated on Wednesday in Bloomberg's "Hot Pursuit" podcast that Tesla was working on adding more visible manual controls to help occupants get out of their vehicles in panic situations. "The idea of combining electronic control and manual on a single button, I think, makes a lot of sense. It's something we're working on," he said. This happens after the National Ro…
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