NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Tesla Model S Recalls
The 2014 Tesla Model S has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 28, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Tesla Model S. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 366
- Crashes reported
- 52
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Tesla Model S, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2014 Tesla Model S
Seat belts: front: warning light/devices
- Campaign
- 24V376000
- Reported
- May 28, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 125,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2021 Model S, 2 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 24V051000
- Reported
- January 30, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,193,869
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 105, hydraulic and electric brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2021 Model S, 3 other models
Electrical system: adas: autonomous/self driving: software
- Campaign
- 23V838000
- Reported
- December 12, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,031,220
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2021 Model S, 2 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 21V00B000
- Reported
- December 21, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 130,441
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 113, hood latch
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Model S
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 21V035000
- Reported
- January 29, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 134,951
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Model S
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V002000
- Reported
- January 7, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 68,673
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- only the 2014 Tesla Model S
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 18V204000
- Reported
- March 29, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,421
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Model S
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 17V260000
- Reported
- April 19, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,709
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Model S
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 15V780000
- Reported
- November 23, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,415
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Model S
2014 Tesla Model S complaints by year
NHTSA has received 366 owner complaints about the 2014 Tesla Model S, the newest on October 11, 2026. Of these, 52 describe a crash (14%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries and 13 deaths.
In complaints about the 2014 Tesla Model S, the component group named most often is the electrical system (36%), followed by the suspension (25%) and the exterior lighting (7%).
2 of the 2014 Tesla Model S's 9 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2014 Tesla Model S owners gave the mileage (220 complaints), the median was 52,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System133
- Suspension90
- Unknown Or Other82
- Exterior Lighting27
- Power Train27
- Steering27
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 25 | |
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 33 | |
| 2020 | 113 | |
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 13 | |
| 2026 | 11 |
Complaints about the 2014 Tesla Model S peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 113. 16% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Tesla Model S drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Tesla Model S year in the same window: 9th highest of the 10 ranked years.
That makes 2014 one of the three best-measured Tesla Model S years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 366 complaints about the 2014 Tesla Model S are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Tesla Model S by model year
Newest record on this page: October 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted