NHTSA Complaint #11703654 — 2026 TESLA MODEL Y

Per Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 401 an emergency release in any enclosed trunk compartment large enough to hold a person (generally defined as having a volume of at least 1.2 cubic meters or similar dimensions that could pose an entrapment risk). My 2026 Tesla Model Y DOES NOT have an emergency release in the front trunk (frunk) area and it appears Tesla Model Y’s manufactured after on and or after September 2025 no longer have this included. I assume this is because Tesla came out with the Standard Model Y which has a smaller frunk and are using that labeling to get away without putting the button in the Premium Model Y’s which have a larger frunk and are required by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 401 to have an emergency release button.