Vehicle recall R/2025/104

Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y recall: Update Vehicle Software To Rectify EPAS Functionality

DVSA recall R/2025/104 names the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y. It was launched 14 March 2025. It covers vehicles built 6 January 2022 to 30 August 2023.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/104
Launched: 14 March 2025
Issued by: TESLA
Manufacturer reference: SB-25-00-004
Vehicles: 97,462 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles operating with a software release prior to 2023.38.4 an overvoltage breakdown in the steering rack may overstress motor drive components on the printed circuit board. If the overstress condition occurs while the vehicle is driving steering assistance will not be affected and a visual alert will illuminate. Once the vehicle speed comes to a standstill a loss of steering assistance may occur and loss of steering assistance will persist when the vehicle is driven again. Manual steering without steering assistance remains available to the driver.

The fix

Install modified software via an Over the Air (OTA) wireless update.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Tesla Model 3	21 January 2022 to 26 August 2023	30,864
Tesla Model Y	6 January 2022 to 30 August 2023	66,598

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2025/049 Loss of Rearview Camera Display Recall 28 March 2025, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, Tesla Model X
R/2025/002 Update vehicle software to correct TPMS behaviour 31 December 2024, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y
R/2025/350 Update Vehicle Firmware to Remedy Anti Pinch Feature of Right Front Window 24 September 2025, Tesla Model Y
R/2025/422 Loss of Reverse Light Recall 16 October 2025, Tesla Model Y
R/2022/120 In certain conditions the user interface (ui ) on affected vehicles displays vehicle speed but not a unit of speed(i.e mph or km/h) 20 April 2022, Tesla Model 3
R/2022/131 A loss of low voltage system support may cause the audio subsystem to be unavailable 19 April 2022, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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