A Cybertruck door latch failed as an Oakland dad drove his infant onto a highway

"As they headed toward Highway 24 from Camino Pablo, their child was strapped into her car seat, looking sleepy. Then, in a fraction of a second, something frightening happened. As Shah turned the car onto the horseshoe curve of the ramp, he said, the back passenger door next to their baby swung open violently, all 60 pounds of it, much of it "ultra-hard" stainless steel. Shah and his wife screamed out in shock, and Shah immediately pulled onto the shoulder to see what had happened."

"The baby had stayed in place and, by a stroke of luck, she had not reached into the door opening with her hands, and the door had not violently swung shut. Only the car seat had protected her from tumbling out onto the roadway. And it looked to the Shahs like their daughter had narrowly missed having her hand or arm crushed by the door's weight. If anyone had been sitting back there unbelted, Shah said, "They would've been mush on the street.""

Viral Shah, his wife, and their one-year-old daughter left Orinda Theater Square in a Tesla Cybertruck and headed toward Highway 24. As Shah turned onto the horseshoe curve ramp, the back passenger door next to the sleeping baby swung open violently, the heavy stainless-steel door propelled by a loose latch. The child's car seat held her in place and prevented her from tumbling onto the roadway. The parents pulled onto the shoulder, moved the car seat to the other side, and Shah's wife held the faulty door closed for the drive home. Inspection at home revealed a loose metal striker and a fallen latch screw lodged in a hole in the door frame, indicating an electronic latch failure that created a severe safety hazard.

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