Tesla Recalls Nearly 3 Million China EVs as 9 Automakers Pull Back 4 Million Cars
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 21
Tesla Recalls Nearly 3 Million China EVs as 9 Automakers Pull Back 4 Million Cars
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 21
Summary
Nearly 3 million Tesla vehicles in China are being recalled over door-handle safety risks, the biggest share of a sweeping action affecting more than 4 million cars.
Door-handle failures have been linked to vehicle entrapment and multiple deaths, prompting regulators and automakers to move on one of the broadest safety crackdowns in China’s auto market.
At least eight other automakers joined Tesla in the recall campaign, extending the issue beyond one brand and making it one of the largest recall drives in the world’s biggest car market.
The action adds to mounting scrutiny of retractable door designs in China after public anger over failures during fires and electrical faults.