Tesla recalls
We have documented 12 recalls and campaigns for 4 models from Tesla. The ones with the most: Model Y (4), Model 3 (3) and Model S (3). The most recent, from January 2025, affects the Tesla Model Y.
Tesla campaigns by model
Open each model to see all its campaigns with their scope, date and the fault they correct.
- Tesla Model 32019–today · Latest: Safety alert for possible bonnet latch breakage (April 2022)3 campaigns
- Tesla Model S2012–today · Latest: Corrosion of the power steering motor bolts (Model S cars built before April 2016) (March 2018)3 campaigns
- Tesla Model X2015–today · Latest: Faulty Nvidia Tegra 3 chip (pre-2018 cars) (2021)2 campaigns
- Tesla Model Y2021–today · Latest: Software update and, where appropriate, replacement of the central computer board (Hardware 4.1) (January 2025)4 campaigns
Latest Tesla campaigns
RecallTesla · January 2025 · Ref. SB-25-00-001
Software update and, where appropriate, replacement of the central computer board (Hardware 4.1)
Tesla vehicles with Hardware 4.1 (including the Model Y) from 2023-2025, over a risk of a short circuit on the central computer board that can leave the reversing camera without an image; in the US, Tesla's campaign, reported to the NHTSA, covered 239,382 cars across several models.[1]
RecallSafety Gate (Unión Europea), a partir de una notificación de Francia · April 2022
Safety alert for possible bonnet latch breakage
Tesla Model 3 and Model S on which the bonnet latch bolt could fracture through vibration at high speed, letting the bonnet open while driving and block the driver's view. The Netherlands confirmed the same problem.[2]
See the fault: Recall for possible bonnet latch breakage at high speed (2022 European alert)
RecallTesla · April 2022
Recall of the front wheel hub assembly
Tesla Model Y built between June 2020 and November 2021, over a possible failure of the front wheel hub assembly with a risk of losing control of the vehicle.[3]
See the fault: Recall for possible breakage of the front wheel hub assembly (built 2020-2021)
RecallTesla · December 2021
Recall of the front suspension arm mounting
Tesla Model 3 and Model Y built between January 2019 and June 2021, due to a front suspension arm mounting that may not provide the necessary hold, with a risk of losing control of the vehicle.[4]
See the fault: Recall for insufficient front suspension arm mounting (built 2019-2021)
RecallTesla · December 2021
Recall of the front suspension arm mountings
Tesla Model Y and Model 3 built up to June 2021 (Model 3 from January 2019), over a front suspension arm mounting that may not have provided the necessary hold, with a risk of losing control of the vehicle.[3]
See the fault: Recall for insufficient mounting of the front suspension arms (built 2020-2021)
RecallTesla · July 2021
Recall of the front seat belt anchorage
Tesla Model 3 built between July 2018 and March 2020, due to a possible defect in the seat belt anchorage that increases the risk of injury in a crash.[4]
See the fault: Recall for possible seat belt anchorage defect (built 2018-2020)
RecallTesla (según fiches-auto.fr) · 2021
Faulty Nvidia Tegra 3 chip (pre-2018 cars)
According to the fiches-auto.fr profile, a 2021 recall over the risk of the Nvidia Tegra 3 chip failing in pre-2018 cars. We have not seen the original notice or its scope in Europe.[5]
See the fault: Central screen (MCU) failure due to the Model X's eMMC memory
RecallTesla · March 2018
Corrosion of the power steering motor bolts (Model S cars built before April 2016)
Around 123,000 Model S cars built before April 2016, worldwide according to Wikipedia; bolts replaced at an official service centre.[6]
See the fault: Corrosion of the power steering motor bolts on the Model S
RecallTesla · April 2017
Parking brake failure on 2016 Model S and X
53,000 of the 76,000 Model S and X cars sold worldwide in 2016; repair of about 45 minutes.[6]
See the fault: Model S parking brake failure (2017 campaign)
RecallTesla · April 2017
Parking brake failure on 2016 Model S and X
53,000 Model S and X vehicles sold in 2016 worldwide.[6]
RecallTesla (según fiches-auto.fr)
Defective Nvidia Tegra 3 chip in the MCU (cars built before 2018)
According to the fiches-auto.fr entry, a campaign over the risk of the Nvidia Tegra 3 chip failing in cars built before 2018. We have not seen the original announcement or its scope in Europe.[7]
See the fault: Central touchscreen (MCU unit) failure on the Model S
RecallTesla · Ref. SB-24-13-003
Recall of welds in the seat structure
Tesla Model Y built between June 2022 and March 2024, over possible incomplete welds in the structure of some seats.[3]
See the fault: Recall for incomplete welds in the seat structure (built 2022-2024)
The faults of Tesla engines, with their own campaigns and extended warranties, are in Tesla car problems.
Sources
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- 1.Tesla estrena 2025 con la enésima llamada a revisión: en más de 239.000 coches su cámara trasera podría fallarMotorpasión · Motoring press · published 13 January 2025 · consulted 27 September 2026 · in Spanish
- 2.Llamada a revisión para los Tesla Model S y Model 3 en Europa: el capó se podría abrir en marchaMotorpasión · Motoring press · published 19 April 2022 · consulted 27 September 2026 · in Spanish
- 3.Fiabilité Tesla Model Y (2021-2025): pannes et témoignagesfiches-auto.fr · Motoring press · consulted 27 September 2026 · in French
- 4.Fiabilité Tesla Model 3 (2018-2023): pannes et témoignagesfiches-auto.fr · Motoring press · consulted 27 September 2026 · in French
- 5.Model X 2016-2021: pannes et fiabilité (10 témoignages)fiches-auto.fr · Other source · consulted 5 October 2026 · in French
- 6.Tesla Model SWikipedia (en) · Other source · consulted 5 October 2026
- 7.Model S 2012-2021: pannes et fiabilité (21 témoignages)fiches-auto.fr · Other source · consulted 5 October 2026 · in French