NHTSA lists 114 complaints for the 2023 Tesla Model S, 8 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as TESLA MODEL S.
Recalls
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13 recalls. Showing the latest 10 of 13.
Date: 2026-05-04. Systems: BACK OVER PREVENTION.
Defect: 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 is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Consequence: A delayed rearview image reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 3, 2026. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-26-00-001.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2025-03-19. Systems: AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Defect: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and 2021-2025 Model X vehicles. An air bag with the incorrect horn pad may have been installed, preventing the horn from sounding.
Consequence: An inoperative horn may prevent the driver from alerting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Tesla service will inspect and install an air bag with the correct horn pad as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-20-001.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2024-12-23. Systems: AIR BAGS.
Defect: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Model S and Model X vehicles. The driver's air bag could tear during deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 212, "Windshield Mounting."
Consequence: A torn air bag may not adequately protect an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Tesla service will replace the air bag assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-20-001.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2024-07-24. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.
Defect: 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.
Consequence: An unlatched hood can fully open, obstructing the driver's view and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 24, 2024. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-012.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2024-05-28. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
Defect: 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 activate as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Consequence: A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy: Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update. Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-008.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2024-01-30. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Defect: 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, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105, "Hydraul (excerpt)
Consequence: Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Tesla began releasing an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-003. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2024-01-22. Systems: BACK OVER PREVENTION.
Defect: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model S, X, and Y vehicles equipped with full self-driving computer 4.0 and running a software release version 2023.44.30 through 2023.44.30.6 or 2023.44.100. Software instability may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying.
Consequence: A rearview image that does not display while in reverse decreases the driver's visibility and increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 22, 2024. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-002.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2023-12-19. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.
Defect: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model S and X vehicles. The cabin doors can be unlocked during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 214, "Side Impact Protection."
Consequence: An unlocked door may unlatch and open during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2024. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-009.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2023-12-12. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Defect: 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 remedy. In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature's controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse of the SAE Level 2 advance (excerpt)
Consequence: In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, and the driver does not maintain responsibility for vehicle operation and is unprepared to intervene as necessary or fails to recognize when Autosteer is canceled or not engaged, there may be an increased risk of a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2024. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-008. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2023-11-03. Systems: AIR BAGS, STEERING.
Defect: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and Model X vehicles. An incorrect air bag may have been installed when the steering yoke or round steering wheel was replaced with a different style of yoke or steering wheel.
Consequence: An air bag that is not designed to function with the replacement steering yoke or wheel may deploy incorrectly, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy: Tesla Service will inspect and replace the driver air bag as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2024. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-20-005.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
10 investigations; 5 open.
EA26002
Opened: 2026-03-18. Closed: Not listed.
FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Engineering Analysis to evaluate Teslaa s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) degradation detection system. The focus of this investigation will be to assess the systema s ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient t
Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
PE25012
Opened: 2025-10-07. Closed: Not listed.
Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving ("FSD") is engaged
The Office of Defects Investigation (a ODIa ) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute trai? c safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as "FSD (Supervised)" and "FSD (Beta)." Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automat
Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
AQ25002
Opened: 2025-08-20. Closed: Not listed.
Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements
The Office of Defects Investigation (a ODIa ) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (a Teslaa ) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the a SGOa ), in which the reported crashes occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports. The majority of these reports involved crashes in which the Standing General Order in place at the time required a
Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
PE24033
Opened: 2025-01-06. Closed: 2026-04-03.
Actually Smart Summon sessions resulting in low-speed impacts.
On January 6, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation 24003 (PE24033) to investigate Actually Smart Summon (Summon) sessions resulting in crashes during active sessions. According to Tesla, Summon is a short-distance SAE Level 2 system, controlled by the user from a cell phone within a certain distance and intended for use in parking lots and on private prope
Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
PE24031
Opened: 2024-10-17. Closed: 2026-03-18.
FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions
On October 17, 2024, NHTSAa s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031) of Teslaa s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) to assess: the ability of the FSD system to detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions; whether any other FSD crashes had occurred under degraded roadway visibility co
Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
RQ24009
Opened: 2024-04-25. Closed: Not listed.
Recall 23V838 Remedy Effectiveness
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a Recall Query to assess the remedy adequacy of Recall 23V838. On December 12, 2023, Tesla filed a Defect Information Report (Recall 23V838) applicable to all Tesla models produced and equipped with any version of its Autopilot system, which Tesla described as an SAE Level 2 (L2) Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Autopilot is the simulta
Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
DP23002
Opened: 2023-06-29. Closed: Not listed.
Sudden Unintended Acceleration
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting that ODI reevaluate its decision to deny DP20-001 on the basis that intermittent high electrical current demands on the vehicles' 12VDC systems may have caused some or all of the incidents examined by ODI in DP20-001. The petitioner bases this information on a review of open-source research and the DP20-001 denial. The petiti
Systems: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
DP23001
Opened: 2023-04-07. Closed: 2026-03-18.
Defect Petition Interlock Request
On March 21, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting a a recall of all Tesla carsa produced from 2013 to the date on which the petition was filed due to what Petitioner considers to be the increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. Attached to the Petition is a paper authored by Petitioner. According to Petitioner, the differences in the operator contro
Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
PE23006
Opened: 2023-03-24. Closed: 2024-05-16.
Front seat belt anchor detachment
On March 24, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) after receiving 2 consumer complaints alleging the front seat belts had suddenly detached from the outboard lap pretensioner anchor while in motion in model year (MY) 2022-2023 Tesla Model X vehicles. In its June 19, 2023 response to ODIa s May 4, 2023 Information Request letter of the PE, Tesla r
Systems: SEAT BELTS.
Linked campaign numbers: 23V488.
EA22002
Opened: 2022-06-08. Closed: 2024-04-25.
Autopilot System Driver Controls
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded PE21020 to EA22002 on June 8, 2022, to extend work and deepen the PE21020 crash analysis, to supplement that analysis with additional data, and to perform vehicle evaluations to understand how Teslaa s Autopilot system may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the drivera s supervision. To suppor
Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Linked campaign numbers: 23V085, 23V838.
Manufacturer communications
73 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system| System | Count |
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| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 41 |
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| EQUIPMENT | 17 |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 11 |
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| STEERING | 4 |
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 3 |
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| STRUCTURE | 1 |
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| SUSPENSION | 1 |
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| VISIBILITY | 1 |
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11029582
Date: 2026-02-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
On some Model S and Model X vehicles, the compression gap of the HVAC drain funnel seal is wider than intended, which may cause water ingress. Inspect the sponge area of the HVAC drain funnel for water ingress. If water ingress is present, rework the HVAC drain funnel seal.
11017591
Date: 2025-04-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
On certain Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles, the interior camera requires replacement to mitigate reduced driver attentiveness detection performance in low-light conditions.
11016319
Date: 2025-03-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Some Model S and Model X vehicles with 1st Generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) antennas might suffer from lower-than-expected navigation signal strength under certain circumstances.
11013482
Date: 2025-01-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
On certain Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles, the interior camera requires replacement to mitigate reduced driver attentiveness detection performance in low-light conditions.
11012221
Date: 2024-12-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Some Model S and Model X vehicles with 1st Generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) antennas might suffer from lower-than-expected navigation signal strength under certain circumstances.
11008824
Date: 2024-09-30. Type: Over The Air. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available ownera s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file
11008827
Date: 2024-09-30. Type: Over The Air. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available ownera s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file
11008829
Date: 2024-09-30. Type: Over The Air. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available ownera s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file
11008830
Date: 2024-09-30. Type: Over The Air. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available ownera s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file
11008831
Date: 2024-09-30. Type: Over The Air. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available ownera s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file