{"id":"2023_tesla_model_s","make":"Tesla","make_slug":"tesla","model":"Model S","model_slug":"model-s","year":2023,"url":"/tesla/model-s/2023/","pts":["bev"],"configs":[{"id":46207,"model":"Model S","pt":"bev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":124,"hwy":115,"comb":120,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":28.1799,"range":405,"range_city":420,"range_hwy":388,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":15.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"standard charger","charger_b":"with 72A high power charger connector option","motor":"247 and 247 kW AC 3-Phase","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Large Cars","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":650,"save_spend":8000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TSL","modified":"Wed Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2022"}],"vclass":"Large Cars","segment":"Large car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"26V283000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2026-05-04","owner_notified":"2026-07-03","units":218868,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017, 2021-2023 Model 3, 2020-2023 Model Y, 2021-2023 Model S, and Model X vehicles operating software version 2026.8.6. The rearview camera image may be delayed when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"A delayed rearview image reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 3, 2026. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-26-00-001.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-26-00-001","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"25V172000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2025-03-19","owner_notified":"2025-05-20","units":91,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and 2021-2025 Model X vehicles.  An air bag with the incorrect horn pad may have been installed, preventing the horn from sounding.","consequence":"An inoperative horn may prevent the driver from alerting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Tesla service will inspect and install an air bag with the correct horn pad as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-20-001.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-25-20-001","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V967000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:CUSHION","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2024-12-23","owner_notified":"2025-02-21","units":487,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The driver's air bag could tear during deployment.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection\" and 212, \"Windshield Mounting.\"","consequence":"A torn air bag may not adequately protect an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Tesla service will replace the air bag assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-20-001.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-24-20-001","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V554000","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2024-07-24","owner_notified":"2024-09-22","units":1849638,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2024 Model Y vehicles.  The hood latch assembly may fail to detect an unlatched hood condition after the hood has been opened.","consequence":"An unlatched hood can fully open, obstructing the driver's view and increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 24, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-012.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-24-00-012","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V376000","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2024-05-28","owner_notified":"2024-07-26","units":125233,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.  In the event of an unbelted driver, the seat belt warning light and audible chime may not activate as intended.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-008.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-24-00-008","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"24V051000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2024-01-30","owner_notified":"2024-02-21","units":2193869,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2019-2024 Model Y, and 2024 Cybertruck vehicles.  An incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105, \"Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems\" and 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"","consequence":"Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Tesla began releasing an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-003.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-24-00-003","initiated_by":"OVSC","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V035000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2024-01-22","owner_notified":"2024-03-22","units":199575,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model S, X, and Y vehicles equipped with full self-driving computer 4.0 and running a software release version 2023.44.30 through 2023.44.30.6 or 2023.44.100.  Software instability may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying.","consequence":"A rearview image that does not display while in reverse decreases the driver's visibility and increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 22, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-002.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-24-00-002","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"23V862000","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2023-12-19","owner_notified":"2024-02-17","units":120423,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model S and X vehicles.  The cabin doors can be unlocked during a crash.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 214, \"Side Impact Protection.\"","consequence":"An unlocked door may unlatch and open during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-009.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-23-00-009","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V838000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2023-12-12","owner_notified":"2024-02-10","units":2031220,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2023 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with all versions of Autosteer leading up to the version(s) that contains the recall remedy.  In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature's controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse of the SAE Level 2 advanced driver-assistance feature.","consequence":"In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, and the driver does not maintain responsibility for vehicle operation and is unprepared to intervene as necessary or fails to recognize when Autosteer is canceled or not engaged, there may be an increased risk of a crash.","remedy":"Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-008.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-23-00-008","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"23V743000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2023-11-03","owner_notified":"2024-01-02","units":194,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and Model X vehicles.  An incorrect air bag may have been installed when the steering yoke or round steering wheel was replaced with a different style of yoke or steering wheel.","consequence":"An air bag that is not designed to function with the replacement steering yoke or wheel may deploy incorrectly, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Tesla Service will inspect and replace the driver air bag as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-20-005.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-23-20-005","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V489000","component":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2023-07-14","owner_notified":"2023-09-12","units":1337,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model S, Model X, and Model Y vehicles.  The forward-facing camera may be misaligned, causing some of the active safety features such as emergency braking, forward collision warning, and lane assist to become unavailable without alerting the driver.","consequence":"Safety features that are unavailable without any warning to the driver may increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Tesla Service will inspect and adjust the pitch angle, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 12, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-17-006.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-23-17-006","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V488000","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2023-07-14","owner_notified":"2023-09-12","units":15869,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The front-row seat belts may not be connected properly to the pretensioner anchors, which can cause the seat belts to detach.","consequence":"A detached seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Tesla Service will inspect the front-row seat belts and connect the seat belts to pretensioner anchors, or replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 12, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-20-004.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-23-20-004","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V085000","component":"STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING","mfr":"Tesla, Inc.","reported":"2023-02-15","owner_notified":"2023-04-15","units":362758,"summary":"Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation.\u00c2\u00a0 The FSD Beta system may allow the vehicle to act unsafe around intersections, such as traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sign-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop, or proceeding into an intersection during a steady yellow traffic signal without due caution. In addition, the system may respond insufficiently to changes in posted speed limits or not adequately account for the driver's adjustment of the vehicle's speed to exceed posted speed limits.","consequence":"FSD Beta software that allows a vehicle to exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.\u00c2\u00a0 Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2023.\u00c2\u00a0 Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.\u00c2\u00a0 Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-001.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SB-23-00-001","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":13,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":35,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":112,"crash":8,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",58],["Forward Collision Avoidance",25],["Steering",20],["Electrical System",10],["Vehicle Speed Control",6],["Visibility/Wiper",6]],"by_year":{"2023":21,"2024":64,"2025":16,"2026":11},"excerpts":[["2024-01-14","Power Train","I have the plaid version\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and this care wears out the rear ties within 12-14 thousand miles.. which is super fast and you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the inside of the tire. The metal shoes and is potentially dangerous and life threatening"],["2024-01-13","Steering","The horn is a touch button on the steering wheel which makes it hard to find and press in emergency."],["2024-01-13","Steering","No proper horn button, this is a major safety issue. Horn should be in the center or steering wheel. Almost got into crash."]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA26002","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS","opened":"2026-03-18","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Engineering Analysis to evaluate Tesla\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) degradation detection system. The focus of this investigation will be to assess the system\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient time to respond. ODI will evaluate the performance of FSD in degraded roadway conditions and the updates or modifications by Tesla to the degradation detection system, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of the updates, and Tesla\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s FSD is an "},{"action":"PE25012","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS","opened":"2025-10-07","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving (\"FSD\") is engaged","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153ODI\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute tra\u00ef\u00ac\u0192c safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as \"FSD (Supervised)\" and \"FSD (Beta).\" Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automation system requiring a fully attentive driver who is engaged in the driving task at all times. Level 2 partial automation systems are designed to support and assist the driver in performing certain aspects of the driving task, requiring a driver to supervise and intervene as necessary.\u00c2\u00a0 The driver "},{"action":"AQ25002","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS","opened":"2025-08-20","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153ODI\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tesla\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153SGO\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd), in which the reported crashes occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports. The majority of these reports involved crashes in which the Standing General Order in place at the time required a report to be submitted within one or five days of Tesla receiving notice of the crash. When the reports were submitted, Tesla submitted them in one of two ways. Many of the reports were submitted as part of a single batch, while others were submitted on a rolling basis. Preliminary engagement betwe"},{"action":"PE24033","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING","opened":"2025-01-06","closed":"2026-04-03","campaign":"","subject":"Actually Smart Summon sessions resulting in low-speed impacts.","summary":"On January 6, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation 24003 (PE24033) to investigate Actually Smart Summon (Summon) sessions resulting in crashes during active sessions. According to Tesla, Summon is a short-distance SAE Level 2 system, controlled by the user from a cell phone within a certain distance and intended for use in parking lots and on private property. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by Tesla as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers to identify Summon incidents resulting in crashes. ODI's analysis indicates that almost all Summon reported crashes involved minor property damage claims with no reported incidents involving a vu"},{"action":"PE24031","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS","opened":"2024-10-17","closed":"2026-03-18","campaign":"","subject":"FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions","summary":"On October 17, 2024, NHTSA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031) of Tesla\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) to assess: the ability of the FSD system to detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions; whether any other FSD crashes had occurred under degraded roadway visibility conditions that are similar in nature to the four SGO-reported crashes identified in the opening document, and if so, the contributing circumstances for each of those crashes; and any updates or modifications by Tesla to the FSD system that may affect the performance of FSD in degraded roadway visibil"},{"action":"RQ24009","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE","opened":"2024-04-25","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Recall 23V838 Remedy Effectiveness","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a Recall Query to assess the remedy adequacy of Recall 23V838. On December 12, 2023, Tesla filed a Defect Information Report (Recall 23V838) applicable to all Tesla models produced and equipped with any version of its Autopilot system, which Tesla described as an SAE Level 2 (L2) Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Autopilot is the simultaneous engagement of Tesla\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. In describing the safety defect, Tesla\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Defect Information Report (DIR) explained that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the prominence and scope of the system\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s controls may be insufficient to prevent driver misuse,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd and Tesla committed to th"},{"action":"DP23002","component":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","opened":"2023-06-29","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Sudden Unintended Acceleration","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting that ODI reevaluate its decision to deny DP20-001 on the basis that intermittent high electrical current demands on the vehicles' 12VDC systems may have caused some or all of the incidents examined by ODI in DP20-001. The petitioner bases this information on a review of open-source research and the DP20-001 denial. The petition and related materials can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI number: 11528471."},{"action":"DP23001","component":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","opened":"2023-04-07","closed":"2026-03-18","campaign":"","subject":"Defect Petition Interlock Request","summary":"On March 21, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153recall of all Tesla cars\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd produced from 2013 to the date on which the petition was filed due to what Petitioner considers to be the increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. Attached to the Petition is a paper authored by Petitioner. According to Petitioner, the differences in the operator controls between the subject Tesla vehicles and internal combustion engine powered vehicles promote driver pedal misapplication, leading to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) incidents. To fix this alleged defect, Petitioner argues that the subject vehicles should be equipped with measures that require:"},{"action":"PE23006","component":"SEAT BELTS","opened":"2023-03-24","closed":"2024-05-16","campaign":"23V488","subject":"Front seat belt anchor detachment","summary":"On March 24, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) after receiving 2 consumer complaints alleging the front seat belts had suddenly detached from the outboard lap pretensioner anchor while in motion in model year (MY) 2022-2023 Tesla Model X vehicles. In its June 19, 2023 response to ODI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s May 4, 2023 Information Request letter of the PE, Tesla reported that its review of field repair data identified 12 additional warranty claims of the subject condition in the affected vehicles. On July 14, 2023, Tesla filed a safety recall (NHTSA No. 23V-488) of 15,869 MY 2021 - 2023 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles. The recall remedy is an inspection o"},{"action":"EA22002","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","opened":"2022-06-08","closed":"2024-04-25","campaign":"23V838","subject":"Autopilot System Driver Controls","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded PE21020 to EA22002 on June 8, 2022, to extend work and deepen the PE21020 crash analysis, to supplement that analysis with additional data, and to perform vehicle evaluations to understand how Tesla\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Autopilot system may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s supervision. To support this work, ODI collected additional crash information and assessed vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations associated with partial automation via analysis of peer vehicle data and hands-on vehicle evaluation, assessments from NHTSA human "}],"ncap":[{"desc":"5 HB AWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.057,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV Early Release AWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.057,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":79,"headline":{"range":405,"mpg":null,"ncap":null,"complaints":112},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}