Tesla door release bill spotlights emergency exit access in EVs. NHTSA is already investigating Model 3 door release ...

Manual release handles are often buried deep in some Teslas, leading drivers and passengers to prep for worst-case scenarios ...

Predictably, the NHTSA has expanded the previous Model Y emergency door handle investigation to the Model 3, which features a similar door release design ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a defect investigation into Tesla's Model 3 vehicles over the car door's release and concerns the controls may not be easy to find in an ...

A single report to the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) just sparked a probe into 179,071 Tesla Model 3s. All are from the 2022 model year, but more could be added later down the line. The ODI ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has officially opened a defect petition to evaluate the emergency ...

At the heart of the issue is the 12-volt battery that powers Tesla’s electronic door handles. In a serious collision, that ...

Federal vehicle safety regulators have opened a probe into the emergency door release mechanism on the Tesla Model 3 ...

The agency received a defect petition alleging that the vehicles' mechanical door release is hidden, unlabeled and not easy ...