AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 2021 Tesla Model S
NHTSA data on file today
The 2021 Tesla Model S has 24 NHTSA recall campaigns and 179 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Newest 20 recall campaigns on file
- NHTSA #26V283000 Rearview Camera Image May Not Display/FMVSS 111 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #25V172000 Incorrect Horn Pad May Prevent Horn From Sounding NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #24V967000 Air Bag May Tear During Deployment/FMVSS 208 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #24V554000 Software May Fail to Detect Unlatched Hood NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #24V376000 Seat Belt Warning System Malfunction/FMVSS 208 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #24V153000 Muted Pedestrian Warning Sound/FMVSS 141 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #24V051000 Incorrect Font Size on Warning Lights/FMVSS 105 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #23V838000 Autopilot Controls Insufficient to Prevent Misuse NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #23V743000 Incorrect Front Driver Air Bag NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #23V488000 Seat Belt May Detach from Pretensioner Anchor NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #23V085000 Full Self-Driving Software May Cause Crash NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22V818000 Loss of Power Steering Assist NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22E092000 Incorrect Side View Mirrors Installed/FMVSS 111 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22V702000 Power Windows May Pinch/FMVSS 118 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22V296000 Overheating May Cause Center Display Malfunction NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22V235000 Pedestrian Warning Sound May Be Obscured/FMVSS 141 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22V104000 Side Curtain Air Bay May Improperly Deploy NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22V063000 Pedestrian Warning Sound May Be Obscured/FMVSS 141 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22V050000 Windshield May Not Defrost Properly/FMVSS 103 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22V045000 Seat Belt Chime May Not Activate/FMVSS 208 NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance 48 complaints
- Unknown or Other 45 complaints
- Steering 29 complaints
- Electrical System 25 complaints
- Service Brakes 16 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints
Of the 179 complaints on file, 13 report a crash and 2 a fire; across all 179 complaints, owners report 5 injuries and 1 death (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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