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Tesla forced to recall record 3 million cars in China over door-handle issue

Tesla is recalling nearly 3 million cars in mainland China due to a door-handle issue. This is the largest product recall in China's electric vehicle market to date.

Daniel RenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-21 · 14:38 GMTOutlet · Privately owned · Hong KongRead · 1 min
Tesla forced to recall record 3 million cars in China over door-handle issue
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Tesla is recalling nearly 3 million cars in mainland China due to a door-handle issue. This is the largest product recall in China's electric vehicle market to date. The recall is in response to Chinese regulators' move to ban retractable car door handles over safety concerns. These concerns were heightened after a fatal incident last year where a driver was trapped in a burning vehicle because the doors could not be opened from the outside. While other companies are also affected by the regulatory change, Tesla's recall is the largest announced so far.

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Chinese regulators are moving to ban retractable car door handles over safety fears.

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Tesla recalled a record 3 million cars in China due to a door-handle issue.

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Tesla has issued the largest-ever product recall in mainland China’s electric vehicle (EV) market, as Elon Musk’s firm pledges to fix a door-handle issue affecting nearly 3 million cars.The massive recall comes as Chinese regulators move to ban retractable car door handles over safety fears, after a fatal incident last year in which a driver was left trapped inside a burning vehicle as passers-by were unable to open the car doors.While Tesla is not the only company affected by the move, the US firm has issued the largest recall announced so far.
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