Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Tesla Model 3 has 150 NHTSA other complaints and 3 other-related recalls.
150
Complaints
3
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
21V846000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S, Model 3, Model X, and 2020-2021 Model Y vehicles operating software version 2021.36.5.2. ...
22V169000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Model S, Model X, and 2017-2020 Model 3 vehicles equipped with Autopilot Computer 2.5 and operating...
24V153000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2013, 2018-2021 Model S, 2020-2021 Model X, 2018-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles. A factory res...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My wife was cleaning the interior and wiped the center main display of her model 3. While doing that... |
| Mar 24, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The touch-screen only media center has an off-by-one error when using the media player for USB media... |
| Feb 26, 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | When adaptive cruise control is enabled (Autopilot, not equipped with Full Self Driving) car will so... |
| Feb 13, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Issue 1: While using Full Self-Driving (Supervised) at night on a two-lane road with a straight lane... |
| Feb 1, 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Incident Date: Feb 1, 2026, 2:45 PM PST Location: Camarillo, CA (Pleasant Valley Rd & Village Common... |
| Jan 6, 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Vehicle Information: 2020 Tesla Model 3 AWD (Leased) Full Self-Driving (FSD) enabled Summary of Saf... |
| Nov 24, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I recently purchased a 2020 Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD (VIN [XXX] internal systems and service rec... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Full Self Driving mode (with Hardware 3) consistently will enter the carpool lane when I am driving ... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2020 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while attempting to exit a parking lo... |
| Jul 17, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Experienced sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) while parking the car. Was pulling into a parking s... |
| Jul 5, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While driving south bound on [XXX] in Torrance and intending to go [XXX] , the GPS suggests to take... |
| Feb 18, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The Tesla windows have a window sensor in the door. It appears these fail. When they fail, the door... |
| Oct 29, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Tesla's latest update pings you when you're sitting at a light and it turns green. It also shows you... |
| Oct 9, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Hi there, it seems like a lot of model 3 Tesla owners year 2020 have been hit with a thousand plus d... |
| Sep 4, 2024 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I am reporting a critical safety incident involving my vehicle, which occurred during rush hour on a... |
| Aug 20, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | A few months ago after an update, my turn signal functionality was completely replaced by AI. This r... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Concern: message appeared on the tesla screen "DIR_a126 Power reduced" Repair solution: Internal se... |
| Jul 11, 2024 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Driving at highway speed (75 mph) using Autopilot & car rapidly applied hard braking. There were no ... |
| Jul 2, 2024 | LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I have taken my vehicle into Tesla to have the issue fixed twice. They don't know what's happening o... |
| Jun 22, 2024 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving on cruise control at highway speeds (75-80mph) on I-80 the car braked VERY hard and un... |