Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2021 Tesla Model 3 has 285 NHTSA other complaints and 3 other-related recalls.
285
Complaints
3
Recalls
9
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 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. ...
22V317000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Model 3 and 2021 Model Y vehicles. The fisheye and narrow camera cable terminals were incorrectly ...
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Full self driving system (fsd) has ran a red light twice. It slows almost to a stop then takes off. |
| Jan 20, 2026 | BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The rear camera malfunctions intermittently and causes other errors to happen, like Automatic emerge... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | HVAC system went out at 7500ish miles. It was repaired under warranty, and a "fix" was administered... |
| Nov 15, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | Tesla full self driving software malfunctioned and turned into oncoming traffic lanes instead of cro... |
| Oct 22, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | The car, with no known or evident driver, stopped the lane awareness, cruise control, etc. All of th... |
| Aug 13, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | Component/System involved: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems — FSD (Supervised)/Autosteer (Lane Kee... |
| Aug 6, 2025 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The 2017-2020 Tesla model 3's have a recall for the rear camera wiring harness. The recall ends wit... |
| Jul 8, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On [Wednesday, 07/09/2025], I was driving my Tesla Model 3 in rainy conditions when the vehicle sudd... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While using traffic aware cruise control or autosteer, the car occasionally detects a nonexistent pe... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | While backing up, the rearview camera feed occasionally displays a noticeable delay, which prevents ... |
| Jan 8, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | My Tesla has full self driving supervised. When I use this feature, since about three updates ago, m... |
| Jan 4, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was driving east on [XXX] in Bourne MA using the Tesla adaptive cruise control system called "... |
| Jan 4, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Tesla is refusing to correct this recall on my vehicle for free |
| Nov 24, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The rear doors in this vehicle have no manual open option in case of a power outage such as a fire o... |
| Aug 10, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Location: 35.084609,-92.414194 While driving through the roundabout north to south on Amity road, t... |
| Jul 11, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Horn does not work. Seems to be a regular occurrence in this model. SAFETY ISSUE! |
| May 8, 2024 | BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I started receiving messages that the cameras were occluded and that there was an error and ALL of m... |
| Apr 28, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I have a 2021 Tesla Model 3. The current owners manual shows how to open the rear doors in the event... |
| Apr 21, 2024 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While using the Full Self Driving Mode (FSD) the vehicle will randomly and without warning slam on t... |
| Apr 7, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On March 31st, Tesla alerted me that I had been "granted a 30-day complimentary trial of Full Self-D... |