Tesla MODEL 3 recalls
NHTSA lists 36 recall campaigns for the Tesla MODEL 3; the most recent was received 2026-08-04 (Exterior Lighting › Headlights).
Recalls by model year
| Model year | Campaigns | Do Not Drive / Park Outside |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 22 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 |
All Tesla MODEL 3 campaigns
| Campaign | Received | Component | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26V507000 | 2026-08-04 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles. The headlight low beams may be too bright and exceed the maximum light output. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the re… |
| 26V445000 | 2026-07-07 | Structure › Body › Bumpers | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2026 Model Y and 2024 Model 3 vehicles. The vehicles were originally built for a foreign market and do not have knee air bags, may not be equipped with certain interior safety cou… |
| 26V283000 | 2026-05-04 | Back Over Prevention › Software | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017, 2021-2023 Model 3, 2020-2023 Model Y, 2021-2023 Model S, and Model X vehicles operating software version 2026.8.6. The rearview camera image may be delayed when the vehicle … |
| 25V690000 | 2025-10-10 | Electrical System › Propulsion System › Fuses, Relays, Contacts, And Shunts | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2025 Model 3 and 2026 Model Y vehicles. The battery pack contactors may fail, causing a loss of drive power. |
| 25V410000 | 2025-06-18 | Seats › Critical Fasteners | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2026 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. The fasteners attaching the seat back to the seat bottom may have been improperly tightened. |
| 25V092000 | 2025-02-14 | Steering › Electric Power Assist System | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles operating software prior to 2023.38.4. The printed circuit board for the electronic power steering assist may experience an overstress condition,… |
| 25V002000 | 2025-01-06 | Back Over Prevention › Software | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Model 3, Model S, 2023-2025 Model X, and Model Y vehicles. The computer circuit board may short, resulting in the loss of the rearview camera image. As such, these vehic… |
| 24V935000 | 2024-12-17 | Tires › Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2025 Model 3, and 2020-2025 Model Y vehicles. The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning light may not remain illuminated between drive cycles, faili… |
| 24V554000 | 2024-07-24 | Electrical System › Software | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2024 Model Y vehicles. The hood latch assembly may fail to detect an unlatched hood condition after the hood has been opened. |
| 24V376000 | 2024-05-28 | Seat Belts › Front › Warning Light/Devices | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles. In the event of an unbelted driver, the seat belt warning light and audible chime may not … |
| 24V284000 | 2024-04-19 | Air Bags › Side/Window › Thorax | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling one 2024 Model 3 vehicle. The driver seat side air bag module was assembled without a deflector that directs gas flow during deployment. |
| 24V153000 | 2024-02-27 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Warnings › External/Pedestrian Alert | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2013, 2018-2021 Model S, 2020-2021 Model X, 2018-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles. A factory reset muted the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds. As such, these veh… |
| 24V051000 | 2024-01-30 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2019-2024 Model Y, and 2024 Cybertruck vehicles. An incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake… |
| 23V838000 | 2023-12-12 | Electrical System › Adas › Driver Monitoring › Software | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2023 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with all versions of Autosteer leading up to the version(s) that contains the recall remed… |
| 23V434000 | 2023-06-19 | Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. The pyrotechnic battery disconnect may be defective. |
| 23V235000 | 2023-03-31 | Suspension › Critical Fasteners | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Model 3 vehicles. The front suspension lateral link fasteners may loosen, allowing the lateral link to separate from the sub-frame. |
| 23V085000 | 2023-02-15 | Steering › Automated/Adaptive Steering | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation. The FSD Beta syste… |
| 22V844000 | 2022-11-15 | Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles. One or both taillights may intermittently fail to illuminate. |
| 22V798000 | 2022-10-21 | Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Anchorage | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Model 3 vehicles. The second-row left seat belt buckle and second-row center seat belt anchor may have been incorrectly reassembled during vehicle service. |
| 22V702000 | 2022-09-19 | Visibility › Power Window Devices And Controls | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Model 3, 2020-2022 Model Y, and 2021-2022 Model S and Model X vehicles. The window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction. As s… |
| 22V317000 | 2022-05-09 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Model 3 and 2021 Model Y vehicles. The fisheye and narrow camera cable terminals were incorrectly installed in the cable harness connector, resulting in swapped camera v… |
| 22V296000 | 2022-05-03 | Equipment › Electrical › Infotainment › Video (Touch)Screen/Monitor/Unit | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model S, Model X, and 2022 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles operating certain firmware releases. The infotainment central processing unit (CPU) may overheat during the prepa… |
| 22V263000 | 2022-04-18 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Model 3 Performance vehicles. The unit of speed (mph or km/h) may fail to display on the speedometer while in Track Mode. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the… |
| 22V235000 | 2022-04-12 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Warnings › External/Pedestrian Alert | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Model Y, Model X, Model S, and 2017-2022 Model 3 vehicles. The Boombox function allows sounds to be played through an external speaker while the vehicle is in motion, wh… |
| 22V169000 | 2022-03-18 | Back Over Prevention › Display Function | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Model S, Model X, and 2017-2020 Model 3 vehicles equipped with Autopilot Computer 2.5 and operating certain firmware releases. The rearview image may not immediately dis… |
| 22V063000 | 2022-02-04 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Warnings › External/Pedestrian Alert | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Model S, Model X, Model Y, and 2017-2022 Model 3 vehicles. The Boombox function allows sounds to be played through an external speaker while the vehicle is in motion, wh… |
| 22V050000 | 2022-02-02 | Electrical System › Software | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles. A software error may cause a valve in the heat pump to open unintentionally and trap the refrigerant inside th… |
| 22V045000 | 2022-02-01 | Seat Belts › Front | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles. The audible chime may not activate when the vehicle starts and the driver has not buckled their s… |
| 22V037000 | 2022-01-27 | Steering › Automated/Adaptive Steering | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles. The "rolling stop" functionality available as part of the Full Self-Driving (Beta) software may a… |
| 21V00D000 | 2021-12-21 | Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling all 2017-2020 Model 3 vehicles. The rearview camera cable harness may be damaged by the opening and closing of the trunk lid, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying. |
| 21V846000 | 2021-10-29 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S, Model 3, Model X, and 2020-2021 Model Y vehicles operating software version 2021.36.5.2. A communication error may cause false forward-collision warning (FCW) o… |
| 21V834000 | 2021-10-25 | Air Bags › Side/Window › Curtain | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2021, 2023 Model 3 vehicles. The left and/or right side curtain air bag may have been improperly secured to the roof rail, which could result in a twisted air bag. As such, t… |
| 21V835000 | 2021-10-25 | Suspension › Front | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Model Y and 2019-2021 Model 3 vehicles. The front suspension lateral link fasteners may loosen, allowing the lateral link to separate from the sub-frame. |
| 21V389000 | 2021-05-25 | Seat Belts › Critical Fasteners | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Model 3 and 2019-2021 Model Y vehicles. One or both fasteners that secure the front seat shoulder belt to the b-pillar may not be properly attached. |
| 21V387000 | 2021-05-25 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Critical Fasteners | Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Model 3 and 2020-2021 Model Y vehicles. The brake caliper bolts may be loose, allowing the brake caliper to separate and contact the wheel rim. |
| 19V719000 | 2019-10-10 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2019 Tesla Model 3 vehicles. The driver-side sun visor may not have the required air bag warning information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements o… |
A recall covers a make, model and year range; whether one specific vehicle is affected or already repaired is confirmed by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or by a dealer. Recall repairs are free. Source: NHTSA recall flat file (public domain), campaigns received since January 2010.
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