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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2008 Tesla Roadster Recalls

The 2008 Tesla Roadster has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 26, 2009.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Tesla Roadster. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
1

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2008 Tesla Roadster, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2008 Tesla Roadster

Wheels: hub

Campaign
09V178000
Reported
May 26, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 345
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2008 Tesla Roadster

09V178000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2008 Tesla Roadster complaints by year

NHTSA has received 1 owner complaint about the 2008 Tesla Roadster, the newest on July 18, 2009.

In complaints about the 2008 Tesla Roadster, the component group named most often is the traction control system (100%), followed by the vehicle speed control (100%).

The 2008 Tesla Roadster's only recall does not concern the traction control system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Traction Control System1
  • Vehicle Speed Control1

Of the 2008 Tesla Roadster complaints, 100% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.

The 1 complaints about the 2008 Tesla Roadster are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Newest record on this page: July 18, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted