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Tesla · model years 2015–2025

Tesla Model S recalls

34 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's recall file cover at least one Tesla Model S from model years 2015–2025. Choose a year for the full defect, risk and remedy text.

NHTSA data through October 6, 2026 · Updated record date May 5, 2026

Recalls by model year

Only model years 2015–2027 with at least one campaign are shown. A year can be missing because no recall was filed under these model names, because the model was not sold that year, or because it is outside the covered range — use the live lookup for other years.

Systems most often involved

  • Electrical System11
  • Air Bags7
  • Back Over Prevention6
  • Forward Collision Avoidance5
  • Steering5
  • Seat Belts4
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages3
  • Visibility3

Counts are campaigns that list at least one component in the system. A campaign can involve several systems.

All Tesla Model S campaigns

All recall campaigns for the Tesla Model S, newest first
NHTSA numberReportedComponentModel years
26V283000May 4, 2026Back Over Prevention › Software2021, 2022, 2023
25V172000March 19, 2025Air Bags2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
25V002000January 6, 2025Back Over Prevention › Software2024, 2025
24V967000December 23, 2024Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Cushion2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
24V554000July 24, 2024Electrical System › Software2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
24V376000May 28, 2024Seat Belts › Front › Warning Light/Devices2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
24V153000February 27, 2024Electrical System › Software2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
24V051000January 30, 2024Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
24V035000January 22, 2024Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera2023
23V862000December 19, 2023Electrical System › Software2022, 2023
23V838000December 12, 2023Electrical System › ADAS › Driver Monitoring › Software2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
23V743000November 3, 2023Air Bags › Frontal2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
23V489000July 14, 2023Forward Collision Avoidance › Sensing System › Camera2023
23V488000July 14, 2023Seat Belts › Front2021, 2022, 2023
23V085000February 15, 2023Steering › Automated/Adaptive Steering2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
22V818000November 1, 2022Steering › Electric Power Assist System2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
22V702000September 19, 2022Visibility › Power Window Devices And Controls2021, 2022
22V526000July 21, 2022Air Bags › Frontal2022
22V296000May 3, 2022Back Over Prevention › Display Function2021, 2022
22V235000April 12, 2022Electrical System › Software2020, 2021, 2022
22V169000March 18, 2022Back Over Prevention › Display Function2018, 2019
22V104000February 23, 2022Air Bags › Side/Window › Curtain › Inflator2021, 2022
22V063000February 4, 2022Electrical System › Software2020, 2021, 2022
22V050000February 2, 2022Electrical System › Software2021, 2022
22V045000February 1, 2022Electrical System › Software2021, 2022
22V037000January 27, 2022Steering › Automated/Adaptive Steering2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
21V00B000December 21, 2021Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
21V868000November 9, 2021Air Bags2021
21V846000October 29, 2021Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
21V035000January 29, 2021Back Over Prevention › Software2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
19V002000January 7, 2019Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module2015, 2016
18V204000March 29, 2018Steering › Electric Power Assist System2015, 2016
17V260000April 19, 2017Parking Brake2015, 2016
15V780000November 23, 2015Seat Belts › Front2015

Campaigns are matched to the Tesla Model S by the model names NHTSA lists in each record. Methodology · Other Tesla models