An Oakland father says his Tesla Cybertruck’s rear passenger door suddenly swung open as he merged onto a Highway 24 onramp in Orinda, with his one-year-old daughter strapped into a rear-facing car seat just inches away. The child stayed in her seat and was unharmed, but the incident has stoked fresh local concern about the truck’s door hardware and Tesla’s post-sale fixes.
Owner took his fear straight to federal safety regulators
The owner, identified in coverage as Viral Shah, reported that the Cybertruck’s left-rear door unlatched and swung open while he was driving onto the Highway 24 ramp. Shah later filed a complaint with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and turned over documents about the encounter, according to reporting by…..