The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation has opened a probe of Tesla's Model 3 sedan door releases.

NEW YORK ― US auto safety officials have opened a preliminary investigation into Tesla's door design following a complaint from a driver who said poor labeling worsened an emergency, authorities said ...

In the space of a heartbeat, a routine drive home transforms into a nightmare. On a December evening in 2023, Susmita Maddi ...

Traffic safety regulators are reviewing a motorist's complaints that the manual door handles on some Model 3 cars are hard to ...

U.S. auto safety regulators have opened a new probe into Tesla’s emergency door releases on certain Model 3 sedans. The ...

An ongoing controversy about an alleged Tesla door design flaw got two new wrinkles this week, as troubling, ...

The new probe is the latest instance of safety regulators scrutinizing Tesla over its electric doors. The NHTSA previously opened an investigation into door lock issues on 2021 Tesla Model Y vehicles, ...

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

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating claims that the mechanical door release is hidden, ...

The Office of Defects Investigation at the NHTSA opened the investigation Wednesday after receiving a petition in late ...

Tesla is facing a fresh investigation from U.S. automotive-safety regulators over concerns that it may be difficult to unlatch the doors of some Model 3 sedans in the case of an emergency.