Flush door handles may look cool, but they're a safety concern, and Tesla has received criticism for the design for years.

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the ...

Tesla’s flush door handles have trapped at least 140 passengers since 2018, with some incidents resulting in injuries or fatalities. Unlike mechanical car doors that typically fail open, Tesla’s sleek ...

European regulators are clamping down on Tesla’s door design after so many safety red flags. The Dutch Vehicle Authority (RDW ...

Instead of a simple, familiar mechanical latch, it’s now common for a car’s exterior door handles to remain flush against the door until the car is unlocked, requiring an electric motor to open. On ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

The Tesla Model Y's flush-mounted electronic door handles are under scrutiny after U.S. regulators started looking into more than 174,000 Model Y crossovers with door handles that could fail during ...

A fatality involving a Xiaomi Corp. SU7 electric sedan has renewed scrutiny of flush car door handles and is likely to ...