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- Aug 21, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Tesla Recalls Nearly 3 Million Cars in China Over Hard-to-Find Door Releases
- Tesla filed a recall with China's State Administration for Market Regulation, published on 21 August 2026, covering 2,975,910 cars: 973,156 China-built Model 3s, 1,956,713 China-built Model Ys and 35,590 imported Model 3s, 8,328 Model Xs and 2,123 Model Ss - its largest-ever recall in China[1][3]
- The regulator found the interior emergency mechanical door release too close in colour to the trim to find and use when a severe crash cuts low-voltage power[1][3]
- The fix is a free warning label at the release plus an over-the-air update that lowers the windows after a crash; the recall runs from 25 September 2026, and Tesla said stickers can be fitted within three years[1][2][3]
- The same day Tesla (Shanghai) recalled 2,740,642 China-built Model 3s and Model Ys made between 4 March 2019 and 7 December 2025 to add cabin-camera driver-attention monitoring by OTA[3]
- Eight other carmakers, including Xiaomi, Leapmotor, Xpeng and Geely, filed recalls for the same issue; China's new door-handle safety standard takes effect on 1 January 2027[1][3][4]
- In the US, NHTSA denied a defect petition on the door releases in July but opened rulemaking, and Tesla faces wrongful-death suits blaming its door handles[1]
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- [1]90%electrek.co/2026/08/21/tesla-recall-3-million-cars-china-door-handleselectrek.co· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Aug 21, 2026 ✓· 28% of score
Mydrivers[3], 21 August 2026: the State Administration for Market Regulation 'today' published the recall notices; Electrek, 21 August 2026: 'Tesla is recalling 2,975,910 vehicles in China'.
- [2]80%特斯拉回应近 300 万辆召回：无需全部进店，贴纸 3 年内随时可领m.ithome.com· Published Aug 22, 2026· 24% of score
Tesla China customer service said owners need not all visit a service centre: software fixes arrive over the air and the warning stickers, due at service centres by the end of September, can be fitted any time within three years; nine carmakers recalled over 4 million cars for the same issue.[1]
- [3]85%国家出手整改车内应急机械拉手！多家车企被召回 特斯拉召回近300万台news.mydrivers.com· Published Aug 21, 2026· 24% of score
SAMR's batch of recall notices on 21 August 2026: Tesla (Shanghai) and Tesla Motors (Beijing) recall 973,156 China-built Model 3s, 1,956,713 Model Ys and 46,041 imported Model 3/S/X from 25 September 2026; a second recall of 2,740,642 China-built Model 3/Y (built 4 March 2019 - 7 December 2025) adds cabin-camera driver monitoring by OTA; the national door-handle standard takes effect 1 January 2027.[1]
- [4]75%车内应急门把手存安全隐患，或影响开门逃生，特斯拉召回近300万辆国产、进口Model 3、Model Y等车型news.qq.com· Published Aug 21, 2026· 24% of score
Tencent News report of the 21 August recall notices for Tesla's China-built and imported cars and other carmakers' recalls for the same emergency-release problem.[1]
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