Tesla Model X and Model S recalled for door locking issue

Tesla recently recalled almost every vehicle it’s made to date to add more driver monitoring features to its Autopilot system. Now, some vehicles are facing another recall, this time for a door defect that could cause them to unlock in a crash.

The recall includes a little more than 120,000 examples of the 2021-2023 Tesla Model S and Model X. If the doors are unlocked during a crash, the vehicle no longer complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard regulations on side-impact protection. As these things often go for Tesla, it was able to devise a recall fix remotely via an over-the-air update. Owners will be notified by mail in February.