Key Takeaways Tesla plans to integrate electronic and manual door-release mechanisms for easier use.NHTSA is investigating 174,000 Model Y units after reports of electronic handle failures.Since 2018, NHTSA logged 140 complaints about Tesla doors sticking, failing, or malfunctioning.Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) is exploring a redesign that would integrate the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently positioned separately, per the Bloomberg News podcast with Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s chie ...