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U.S. opens probe into 174,000 Tesla Model Y cars over door handle failures


The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into about 174,000 Tesla Model Y cars from the 2021 model year over reports that electronic door handles can become inoperative.

NHTSA’s preliminary evaluation is the first step before the agency could seek a recall of the vehicles if it believes they pose an unreasonable risk to safety. NHTSA said its initial review suggests this condition appears to occur when the electronic door locks receive insufficient voltage from the vehicle. (Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D’Silva, Pooja Desa and Chizu Nomiyama i)

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