NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Tesla Model Y Recalls
The 2020 Tesla Model Y has 24 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 4, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Tesla Model Y. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 24
- Owner complaints
- 283
- Crashes reported
- 48
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
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On a 2020 Tesla Model Y, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
24 recalls on the 2020 Tesla Model Y
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 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 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 2025 Model Y, 2 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 24V554000
- Reported
- July 24, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,849,638
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 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 2 other models
Forward collision avoidance: warnings: external/pedestrian alert
- Campaign
- 24V153000
- Reported
- February 27, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,557
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 141, minimum sound for hybrid and electric vehicles
- Same campaign
- also 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 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 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 2 other models
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 22V844000
- Reported
- November 15, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 321,628
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 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 2 other models
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 2 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 22V050000
- Reported
- February 2, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,681
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 103, windshield defrosting and defogging
- Same campaign
- also 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 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 2 other models
Suspension
- Campaign
- 21V912000
- Reported
- November 21, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 826
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Tesla Model Y
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 2 other models
Suspension: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 21V835000
- Reported
- October 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 21V387000
- Reported
- May 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,974
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other: retractor
- Campaign
- 21V388000
- Reported
- May 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,166
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Tesla Model Y
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 21V389000
- Reported
- May 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,530
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 20V709000
- Reported
- November 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 401
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Tesla Model Y
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 20V609000
- Reported
- September 30, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,567
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Tesla Model Y
2020 Tesla Model Y complaints by year
NHTSA has received 283 owner complaints about the 2020 Tesla Model Y, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 48 describe a crash (17%); owners reported 26 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Tesla Model Y, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (38%), followed by the service brakes (13%) and the vehicle speed control (13%).
2 of the 2020 Tesla Model Y's 24 recalls also concern the forward collision avoidance.
Where 2020 Tesla Model Y owners gave the mileage (52 complaints), the median was 4,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance108
- Unknown Or Other57
- Service Brakes37
- Vehicle Speed Control37
- Lane Departure32
- Suspension31
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 95 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 23 | |
| 2026 | 21 |
Complaints about the 2020 Tesla Model Y peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 95. 70% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 283 complaints about the 2020 Tesla Model Y are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Tesla Model Y by model year
Other 2020 Tesla models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted