Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2021 Tesla Model S has 12 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
12
Complaints
0
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 12, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Driving on divided highway at night, the car slowed dramatically at each exit from the highway. |
| Aug 15, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Vehicle braked without warning with cruise control engaged. Luckily there were no other vehicles ne... |
| Mar 19, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | On March 19, 2023, I put my Tesla in drive and it went into reverse . When I tried to brake the spe... |
| Feb 10, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The Traffic-Aware Cruise Control has been braking unexpectedly and for no valid reason. The most re... |
| Oct 14, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Car repeatedly, randomly slams in brakes while cruise control engaged for no apparent reason. Not s... |
| Sep 28, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The vehicle intermittently brakes for no reason with the cruise control enabled. This is going to ca... |
| Aug 4, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On 4 Aug 2022, at 10:24am (CST), while traveling northbound on Hwy 287 just south of Henrietta, Texa... |
| Jun 16, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owned a 2021 Tesla Model S. The contact stated while driving approximately 100 MPH, as h... |
| Mar 2, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | experiencing phantom braking. On a recent trip I had several episodes of phantom braking where the v... |
| Feb 17, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | when travelling around 70-75 miles on AutoPilot car makes strong brakes which is known as phantom br... |
| Feb 13, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was driving on I39 north of Madison WI this afternoon, it was a clear day with light traffic and e... |
| Nov 7, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH WITH AUTO PILOT AND SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED. WENT TO CHANGE LANES FROM... |