Tesla forced to recall record 3 million cars in China over door-handle issue
Tesla has issued the largest-ever product recall in mainland China’s electric vehicle (EV) market, as Elon Musk’s firm pledges to fix a door-handle issue affecting nearly 3 million cars. The massive recall comes as Chinese regulators move to ban retractable car door handles over safety fears, after a fatal incident last year in which a driver was left trapped inside a burning vehicle as…
Tesla is facing a massive recall of 3 million vehicles in China due to a door-handle issue, marking the largest product recall in the country's electric vehicle market. The safety concern stems from a fatal incident last year where a driver was trapped inside a burning vehicle as passers-by could not open the doors. Chinese regulators are now moving to ban retractable car door handles due to safety fears.
Tesla will add warning labels to its cars' internal door handles and conduct an over-the-air software update to lower a car's windows after a collision. Xiaomi, a key rival to Tesla, announced plans to recall about 400,000 vehicles over the same issue. The new regulations will require cars to have both internal and external door handles that can be mechanically opened, even in the event of an accident or power failure, starting from next year.
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