NHTSA Complaint #11289911 — 2018 TESLA MODEL 3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TESLA MODEL 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITH ELECTRONIC DOORS THAT RELEASED THE LATCH WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE AND/OR A BUTTON LOCATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE'S DOOR WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO RELEASE THE LATCH WHEN PROMPTED. TESLA (52 DERWOOD CIR, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850, (301) 738-6523) DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LATCHED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FRONT DOOR WAS NOT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,825.