NHTSA Safety Recalls
2026 Tesla Model 3 Recalls
The 2026 Tesla Model 3 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2026 Tesla Model 3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 29
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2026 Tesla Model 3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2026 Tesla Model 3
Seats: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 25V410000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2026 Tesla Model 3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 29 owner complaints about the 2026 Tesla Model 3, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (31%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2026 Tesla Model 3, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (24%), followed by the steering (24%) and the back over prevention (14%).
The 2026 Tesla Model 3's only recall does not concern the forward collision avoidance.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other10
- Forward Collision Avoidance7
- Steering7
- Back Over Prevention4
- Lane Departure4
- Electrical System2
The 2026 is too new to rank against other Tesla Model 3 years: its window closes at the end of 2029.
The 29 complaints about the 2026 Tesla Model 3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Tesla Model 3 by model year
Other 2026 Tesla models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted