Auto safety regulators in the United States have launched a preliminary investigation into Tesla because of issues reopening door handles on some Model Y vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that its preliminary evaluation is for the 2021 Tesla Model Y. The agency said that the electronic door handles of the vehicle may become inoperative due to low battery voltage and impede vehicle reentry.

The NHTSA has received nine reports of people being unable to open the doors of 2021 Tesla Model Y vehicles. The agency said that the most commonly reported scenario was of parents exiting a vehicle after driving and trying to remove a child from the back seat or placing a child in the back seat before driving. The NHTSA said in those instances, parents were unable to re

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