NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Tesla Model 3 Recalls
The 2017 Tesla Model 3 has 16 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 4, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Tesla Model 3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 16
- Owner complaints
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2017 Tesla Model 3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
16 recalls on the 2017 Tesla Model 3
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 26V507000
- Reported
- August 4, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,349
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2023 Model 3, 1 other model
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 26V283000
- Reported
- May 4, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 218,868
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2023 Model 3, 2 other models
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 24V935000
- Reported
- December 17, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 696,281
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2024 Model 3, 2 other models
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 2018–2023 Model 3, 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 2018–2023 Model 3, 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 2018–2023 Model 3, 2 other models
Steering: automated/adaptive steering
- Campaign
- 23V085000
- Reported
- February 15, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 362,758
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2023 Model 3, 2 other models
Seat belts: rear/other: anchorage
- Campaign
- 22V798000
- Reported
- October 21, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 24,064
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2022 Model 3
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 22V702000
- Reported
- September 19, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,096,762
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 118, power windows and roof panels
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2022 Model 3, 2 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 22V235000
- Reported
- April 12, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 594,894
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 141, minimum sound for hybrid and electric vehicles
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2022 Model 3, 2 other models
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 22V169000
- Reported
- March 18, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 947
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2020 Model 3
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 22V063000
- Reported
- February 4, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 578,607
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 141, minimum sound for hybrid and electric vehicles
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2022 Model 3, 2 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 22V045000
- Reported
- February 1, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 817,143
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2022 Model 3, 2 other models
Electrical system: adas: autonomous/self driving: software
- Campaign
- 22V037000
- Reported
- January 27, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 53,822
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2022 Model 3, 2 other models
Electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk
- Campaign
- 21V00D000
- Reported
- December 21, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 356,309
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2020 Model 3
Forward collision avoidance: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 21V846000
- Reported
- October 29, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,728
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2021 Model 3, 2 other models
2017 Tesla Model 3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2017 Tesla Model 3, the newest on October 17, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2017 Tesla Model 3, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (30%), followed by the air bags (26%) and the seat belts (22%).
1 of the 2017 Tesla Model 3's 16 recalls also concerns the forward collision avoidance.
Component groups named in complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance8
- Air Bags7
- Seat Belts6
- Seats6
- Unknown Or Other5
- Lane Departure4
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2017 Tesla Model 3 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 6. 0% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
The 27 complaints about the 2017 Tesla Model 3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Tesla Model 3 by model year
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted