NHTSA Complaint #11414109 — 2020 TESLA MODEL Y

REAR PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT HAVE AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE/MARKED INTERIOR EMERGENCY MANUAL LATCH RELEASE. IN THE EVENT THAT POWER IS LOST TO THE VEHICLE, ONE MUST REMOVE A MAT IN THE DOOR POCKET, PRY OPEN A COVER, AND PULL AN UNLABELED CABLE TO RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH. THIS IS ALSO THE CASE IN AT LEAST THE TESLA MODEL 3, DON'T KNOW ABOUT X AND S. THE FRONT DOORS HAVE A SEPARATE HANDLE ABOVE THE WINDOW CONTROL ON THE ARMREST FOR MANUAL EMERGENCY RELEASE, BUT THIS IS NOT PRESENT ON THE REAR DOORS. THE HIDDEN RELEASE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT A REAR SEAT PASSENGER, ESPECIALLY A CHILD, WOULD BE REASONABLY EXPECTED TO BE CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, AND COULD LEAD TO ENTRAPMENT IF THE FRONT DOORS ARE NOT OPENABLE DUE TO ACCIDENT DAMAGE.