AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Reliability & 5-year cost of ownership — 2018 Tesla Model S
NHTSA data on file today
The 2018 Tesla Model S has 11 NHTSA recall campaigns and 149 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Recall campaigns on file
- 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 #23V085000 Full Self-Driving Software May Cause Crash NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22V818000 Loss of Power Steering Assist NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22V169000 Initial Delay In Rearview Image Display/FMVSS 111 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #22V037000 Vehicle May Fail to Stop at Stop Sign NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #21V00B000 Front Trunk Hood May Open Unexpectedly/FMVSS 113 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #21V846000 Unexpected Activation of Automatic Emergency Brake NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #21V035000 Center Display Can Lose Rearview Camera Image NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance 42 complaints
- Electrical System 32 complaints
- Unknown or Other 32 complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control 25 complaints
- Service Brakes 20 complaints
- Suspension 20 complaints
Of the 149 complaints on file, 31 report a crash and 2 a fire; across all 149 complaints, owners report 16 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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