Key Takeaways Tesla plans to integrate electronic and manual door-release mechanisms for easier use.NHTSA is investigating 174,000 Model Y units after reports of electronic handle failures.Since 2018, NHTSA logged 140 complaints about Tesla doors sticking, failing, or malfunctioning.Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) is exploring a redesign that would integrate the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently positioned separately, per the Bloomberg News podcast with Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s chie ...

Table of Contents Tesla Plans to Redesign Door Handles That Could Trap Passengers in Cars Tesla's design chief says the company is planning to redesign interior door handles on its vehicles to combine powered and manual releases. However, the designer, Franz von Holzhausen, stopped short of addressing a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into complaints that outside handles on some Tesla vehicles lose power and can trap occupants, particularly children, inside. Holzhausen made re ...