NHTSA Safety Recalls
Tesla Roadster Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Tesla Roadster, across 1 model year from 2008 to 2008.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2008
- Owner complaints
- 2
2008–2008, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the Tesla Roadster across 2 model years; the most, 1, concern the 2011.
Across all Tesla Roadster model years, owners name the suspension most often (at least 1 complaint), then the traction control system (1).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Tesla Roadster in 2009: 1, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Tesla Roadster is wheels: hub, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Tesla Roadster recall, 09V178000, was reported on May 26, 2009 and concerns the wheels: hub.
Tesla Roadster years to avoid
Too few Tesla Roadster model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Tesla Roadster years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Tesla Roadster
- WHEELS:HUB1
Tesla Roadster model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Tesla Roadster recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09V178000May 26, 2009 | wheels: hub | 2008 | crash | 345 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Tesla Roadster. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 13, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted