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.

On January 6, 2026, Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL) dropped what is shaping up to be one of the oddest yet potentially impactful pieces of automotive legislation in recent memory: the Securing ...

Tesla is once again facing legal scrutiny after a newly filed proposed class action alleged a safety defect in certain 2023-2026 Model S vehicles. The complaint, filed in California federal court, ...

Tesla has been in hot water recently over its door handles. It's facing not just scrutiny from the media and the federal government but lawsuits as well, alleging that injury or death has occurred ...

The plaintiff claims the allegedly defective flush-style door handles in his 2023 Tesla Model S led to “economic injury.” Tesla helped mainstream flush-style door handles by pairing their minimalist ...

Florida man’s Model S had three out of four of its door handles fail after only a few years of use. Class-action lawsuit filed over faulty Tesla Model S door handles. Plaintiff claims Tesla knew, or ...

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

Tesla Inc.’s door handles are facing renewed scrutiny in the U.S. after federal auto safety regulators opened a probe into the emergency releases in certain Model 3 vehicles. The National Highway ...

Tesla has come under fire for its door release systems, which could trap passengers when the low-voltage system fails. Last year, Tesla announced it was redesigning the door handles to integrate a ...