In September, Tesla admitted it had made a mistake designing its hidden door handles and confirmed its plan to make changes.

Tesla is facing a new wrongful-death lawsuit after a Model S crash in Wisconsin turned deadly, with the victims’ family ...

The U.S. auto safety regulator investigating whether certain Tesla Inc. door handles are defective received more complaints ...

The US auto safety regulator investigating whether certain Tesla Inc. door handles are defective received more complaints ...

Federal safety regulators are widening an investigation into reports that Tesla vehicles' doors can fail to open and trap ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent a letter to Tesla's director of field reliability Eddie Gates last week, requesting information to evaluate the alleged defect as more ...

Federal regulators ordered Tesla to comply with an investigation into possibly defective door handles that reportedly led to trapped passengers.

Tesla has had its share of problems this year, leading to weakening sales. A new problem for the EV maker is a reported flaw ...

I'm interested in understanding all the failure modes of the various approaches. The door locks prevent exterior people from opening the doors as well. Most cars auto-unlock in the event of a crash ...

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received several new complaints about Tesla’s Model Y door handles failing during battery outages, leaving drivers and passengers including ...

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 ...

Tesla updates the Model Y for 2026 with a revised body, including a new front and rear design, slimmer headlights, more ...