26V283000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
A delayed rearview image reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
2023 TESLA MODEL 3
11 safety recall campaigns, 12 defect investigations (5 open), 722 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns11
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations125 open
Owner complaints722
Complaints citing a crash150
Complaints citing a fire3
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 11
25V092000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
24V935000
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Driving with improperly inflated tires increases the risk of a crash.
24V554000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
An unlatched hood can fully open, obstructing the driver's view and increasing the risk of a crash.
24V376000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
24V051000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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.
What owners report most
- 107FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
- 95FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 84STEERING
- 64VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 56UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 51SERVICE BRAKES
- 45ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 30FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2023 TESLA MODEL 3s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.