Electric door actuators are hardly a new idea. They’ve become a common sight across the auto industry, yet they seem to draw most attention, and the sharpest criticism, when attached to a Tesla. Over ...

The agency is investigating reports that electronic doors on one model couldn’t be opened from outside, trapping children or others inside. By Jack Ewing Federal auto safety regulators have opened an ...

Another Tesla driver became trapped in a Model Y after the doors couldn't be opened. Crash occurred in September 2025 and left the driver with serious injuries. The new lawsuit filing again highlights ...

When Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency began wielding its ax at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration earlier this year, many believed this was done to weaken the agency’s ...

Tesla is now under a new federal investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to an Office of Defects Investigation announcement on September 15, 2025—but it isn't ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into about 174,000 Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab Model Y cars ...

Tesla has been hit with yet another lawsuit related to its electrically powered doors. Last week, the mother of a 20-year-old man who died following a collision in a 2021 Tesla Model Y filed a lawsuit ...