China orders massive recall of 3M Teslas over defective door handles

Potential safety risk to occupants unable to exit vehicles after crashes due to defective door handles.

In a sweeping regulatory action, Chinese authorities have ordered the recall of nearly three million Tesla vehicles—and 4.3 million cars in total—over door handles that may fail to open in the aftermath of a crash. The defect, deceptively simple in its mechanics, carries profound consequences: a handle that will not yield in a moment of crisis is no longer a minor inconvenience but a barrier between life and harm. Beijing's willingness to enforce this standard against the world's most prominent electric vehicle maker signals that no manufacturer, however dominant, stands above the basic covena

China orders massive recall of 3M Teslas over defective door handles

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