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Tesla Model S recalls

8 DVSA safety recalls name the Tesla Model S, launched 2015 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Model S. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls8
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2015
Earliest and latest build dates named2012 to 2024
Is a specific Model S 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 S 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
Update Vehicle Firmware To Restore Post-Crash eCall Functionality R/2025/0757 Mar 20257 Oct 2022 to 5 Apr 202467
Misalignment of the hood latch may prevent latching of the secondary latch R/2022/00918 Feb 202216 Sep 2014 to 23 Dec 20208,351
WHEN THE eMMC REACHES ACCUMULATED LIFETIME WEAR THE CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE A BLANK CENTRE DISPLAY R/2021/0311 Feb 202131 May 2012 to 3 Mar 20189,475 per line
The propellant in the front passenger airbag inflator may degrade over time R/2019/00611 Jan 20196 Mar 2014 to 7 Dec 20164,973
Loss of power steering assistance R/2018/09330 Mar 201831 May 2012 to 9 Apr 20163,243
Passenger airbag may not deploy as intended R/2018/05731 Jan 20181 Jan 2013 to 31 Dec 20133
Parking brake may not release correctly R/2017/18219 Apr 201722 Feb 2016 to 10 Jul 20161,466 per line
Seatbelt may not perform correctly R/2015/23320 Nov 20151 Feb 2014 to 19 Nov 20152,518

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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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