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 ...

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, ...

Elon Musk's automaker faces a widening probe concerning alleged safety defects with the company's flush-mounted, electronic door handles. The NHTSA has given Tesla until Dec. 10 to present extensive ...

The new lawsuit is on behalf of owners of 2014-2016 Tesla Model S vehicles.Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images Tesla is facing more heat over its famously flush door handles. The automaker was hit with a ...

Congress has introduced a bill to restrict the types of door handles available on cars, targeting Tesla and other manufacturers amid growing safety concerns about current designs. According to ...

Following a spate of fatal incidents involving Tesla models with door handles that allegedly couldn’t be opened after a crash, and several lawsuits, we now have our first chance to see the new inner ...

Another lawsuit has been filed against Tesla, alleging that poor door handle design in the 2016 Model S trapped five occupants after a crash, leading to their deaths. The lawsuit is filed among ...

The U.S. auto safety regulator investigating whether certain Tesla Inc. door handles are defective received additional complaints within days of initiating its probe from consumers who were unable to ...

Lawsuit alleges that a Model Y driver survived an October 2025 crash but died because he couldn’t open the doors of the burning EV. Tesla faces lawsuit after driver died trapped in burning Model Y due ...

New safety rules could force Tesla to rethink its sleek, flush door handles as regulators raise concerns about accessibility during power loss or crash events. Regulators are scrutinizing Tesla’s ...

A set of new-looking door releases were spotted in the Tesla Cybercab. Tesla committed to changing its door handles last year after regulators began to crack down on electronic releases. It's not ...

U.S. safety regulators have launched a probe into some Tesla Model 3 cars over the vehicle's door handles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a December 23 online ...