Who says journalism is dead? Less than a week after Bloomberg published a data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-tesla-dangerous-doors/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:damning report;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>damning report about Tesla’s “dangerous doors,” the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is now looking into it. On Tuesday, the regulator said it data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-16/tesla-tsla-faces-probe-by-us-auto-safety-agency-over-door-handles?embedded-checkout=true” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:opened an investigation;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>opened an investigation into the automaker’s electrically powered doors. The problem: They stop working if the vehicle’s low-voltage battery fails.
The NHTSA’s probe will cover the data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/tesla-2021-models-top-epa-ev-efficiency-131759815.html” data-ylk=”slk:2021 Model Y;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>2021 Model Y, which covers an estimated 174,290 vehicles. But the agency data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2025/INOA-PE25010-18817.pdf” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:suggested;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>suggested in…
