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Tesla Model 3 recalls

11 DVSA safety recalls name the Tesla Model 3, launched 2020 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Model 3. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls11
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2020
Earliest and latest build dates named2017 to 2024
Is a specific Model 3 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.

All Tesla Model 3 recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Loss of Rearview Camera Display Recall R/2025/04928 Mar 202521 Jan 2024 to 27 Sep 20245,619
Update Vehicle Software To Rectify EPAS Functionality R/2025/10414 Mar 202521 Jan 2022 to 26 Aug 202330,864
Update vehicle software to correct TPMS behaviour R/2025/00231 Dec 202421 May 2019 to 11 Oct 202445,929
In certain conditions the user interface (ui ) on affected vehicles displays vehicle speed R/2022/12020 Apr 202218 Feb 2018 to 6 Apr 202210,927
A loss of low voltage system support may cause the audio subsystem to be unavailable R/2022/13119 Apr 202231 Jan 2018 to 16 Nov 20219,471 per line
The rear-view camera harness may fail causing no image in the centre display R/2022/00818 Feb 202215 Jul 2017 to 30 Sep 202026,618
The curtain side airbags may not deploy correctly R/2022/00724 Dec 202120 Sep 2020 to 30 Dec 20201
The front suspension lateral link may be insufficiently torqued R/2022/00624 Dec 20213 Jan 2019 to 20 Apr 2021127 per line
Seat belt d ring R/2021/19926 May 20216 Jun 2018 to 21 Mar 2020599
The brake calliper bolts may not be secured to the correct specification R/2021/19726 May 202116 Dec 2018 to 22 Mar 2021565
The upper steering column bolt may not have been fitted R/2020/1307 May 202010 Jan 2020 to 5 Feb 20205

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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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