The U.S. has opened a probe into 174,000 Tesla Model Y vehicles after door handles failed without warning. In some cases, parents smashed windows to free children trapped inside. Tesla is facing ...

Tesla is promoting new features that automatically unlock doors, activate hazard lights and contact emergency services after serious crashes to aid first responders. The move follows a Bloomberg News ...

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.

Once again, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a preliminary investigation into Tesla, this time focusing on the Model Y's electronic door handles following multiple ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into claims that Tesla’s door handles become inoperable in certain situations on Model Y SUVs. The safety agency’s Office ...

(Bloomberg/Kara Carlson and Miguel Ambriz) — Erin Geter’s toddler son became trapped inside her Tesla in May when the electric doors lost power. A few weeks later, she was at a Honda dealership buying ...

Tesla’s door handle design is notoriously terrible, unintuitive, and dangerous. Customers have been saying it for years. After multiple damning reports, the company might finally be doing something ...

Another day brings another legal challenge for Tesla, this time centered on a tragic crash that once again raises questions about the company’s design choices. The latest lawsuit claims that the ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a defect investigation into Tesla's Model 3 vehicles over the car door's release. NHTSA already investiging door handles on Tesla Model Y.