The Austin automaker’s electrically powered recessed door handles can become inoperative due to issues with the Model Y’s low-voltage batteries, U.S. regulator says.

Nine 2021 Model Y vehicle owners reported issues with Tesla's handles to the NHTSA, including incidents where children were ...

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 ...

UPDATE 9/23/25: With Tesla facing scrutiny over the safety of its electric door handles, the brand's design chief Franz von Holzhausen said there are plans to redesign them, as reported by Bloomberg.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation ...

The investigation into Tesla’s most popular model comes after numerous reported incidents in recent years of other problems ...

Tesla, Inc. TSLA is exploring a redesign that would integrate the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently positioned separately, per the Bloomberg News podcast with Franz ...

U.S. regulators are investigating Tesla’s retractable door handles, but police in Germany are investigating a deadly crash ...

Max Walsh spotted the plume of smoke just as an emergency alert flashed on his smartwatch: vehicle fire with entrapment. Less than a minute later, the off-duty firefighter pulled up to a busy ...

Electronic and flush-mount door handles are getting attention from regulators. Safety advocates are calling for change following several high-profile crashes where hard-to-find or ...

A new study from Thatcham Research has found that vehicles incorporating aluminum mega cast technology can substantially ...