Tesla Plans to Redesign Door Handles That Could Trap Passengers in Cars

A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigated complaints that handles on some Tesla vehicles lose power and can trap occupants, particularly children.

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.