Tesla Model S 2012–2026

The left rear seatback striker can be out of line, weakening its weld.⁸

The 14-50 charging adapter can overheat.⁸

The front seat belts may not be fixed properly to the lap pretensioner.^9,10

The front passenger airbag inflator can burst after years of heat and humidity.⁹

A gear in the electric parking brake can break, so the brake may not release or may not hold the car.¹¹

The front passenger airbag inflator can burst when it goes off.⁸

Aluminium bolts on the power steering can corrode and break, reducing or ending the steering assist.^9,11

The front passenger airbag inflator can burst and throw metal pieces.^12,11

The touchscreen's memory chip wears out, losing the rear camera, defrost settings and turn signals. The memory board is replaced.^9,13,14

On one software version, a communication fault can cause false collision warnings or sudden emergency braking. Fixed over the air.^15,16

The driver's airbag can tear when it goes off.¹⁶

The front trunk latch can be out of line, so the hood's second latch does not catch and the hood can open.^12,16

Full Self-Driving Beta can roll through all-way stops without stopping. Fixed over the air.^11,17

The seat belt chime may not sound at start-up for an unbelted driver. Fixed over the air.^16,17

A software fault can trap refrigerant and weaken the windshield defroster. Fixed over the air.^16,17

The Boombox can drown out the pedestrian warning sound. Replaced by 22V235000.^18,17

The side curtain airbag inflators may be put together wrongly.^16,17

On some cars with the 2.5 Autopilot computer, the rear camera picture can appear late when reversing. Fixed over the air.^13,19

The Boombox can drown out the pedestrian warning sound, including in Summon. Replaces the fix for 22V063000.^18,17

The touchscreen's processor can overheat while fast charging and restart, losing the rear camera picture. Fixed over the air.^16,17

The front bumper carrier can make the passenger airbag go off wrongly in a low-speed crash.¹⁷

A window may not reverse properly after it meets an obstruction. Fixed over the air.^16,17

Power steering assist can drop out on rough roads or after a pothole. Fixed over the air.^15,16

The wrong door mirrors were fitted: a curved glass on the driver's side, and no distance warning etched on the passenger's side.¹⁶

Full Self-Driving Beta can behave unsafely at junctions and respond poorly to speed limit changes. Fixed over the air.^11,20

The forward camera can sit at the wrong angle and turn off safety features without warning.²⁰

The front seat belts may not be fixed properly to their pretensioner anchors and can come loose.^16,20

When the yoke or the steering wheel was swapped, the wrong driver's airbag may have been fitted.^16,21

Autosteer's checks may not do enough to stop a driver misusing it. Fixed over the air.^9,20

The doors can unlock in a crash. Fixed over the air.^17,20

A software fault can stop the rear camera picture showing. Fixed over the air.²⁰

The brake, parking brake and ABS warning lights are shown in letters too small. Fixed over the air.^9,20

A factory reset can silence the sound that warns pedestrians of the car. Fixed over the air.^8,13

The seat belt warning may not come on for an unbelted driver. Fixed over the air.^9,21

The car may not notice a hood left unlatched, which could fly open. Fixed over the air.^16,21

The driver's airbag can tear when it goes off.^16,22

A circuit board can short and lose the rear camera picture. Fixed by software, and the computer is replaced where needed.^21,22

A driver's airbag fitted with the wrong horn pad can stop the horn working.^16,21

On one software version, the rear camera picture can lag when reversing. Fixed over the air.^16,20