2026 Tesla Model Y Complaint
Structure
Filed December 19, 2025 · Incident date October 31, 2025
- Vehicle
- 2026 Tesla Model Y
- Component(s)
- Structure
- Complaint filed
- December 19, 2025
- Date of incident
- October 31, 2025
- Reported VIN
- 7SAYGDED3TF
Owner's description
I am reporting a significant safety defect on my 2026 Tesla Model Y (delivered in October 2025). The vehicle is missing the lighted interior emergency release button inside the front trunk (frunk). Upon inspection, not only is the button missing (replaced by a blank plastic panel), but the necessary wiring harness to support a release mechanism is also absent. This appears to be a deliberate design change that violates FMVSS No. 401, which requires an interior release mechanism to prevent entrapment. A child or small adult could potentially be trapped in this compartment with no way to exit from the inside, creating a life-threatening entrapment risk.
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