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(Tesla) is recalling certain 2026 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. The fasteners attaching the seat back to the seat bottom may have been improperly tightened.","consequence":"The seat may not properly restrain the occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Tesla Service Centers will inspect and tighten or replace the seat assembly fasteners as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 16, 2025. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. 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Safety risk due to loss of adaptive ride control.\" Manufacturer Response: \"No res\u2026"],["2026-07-18","Steering","Firstly, we were driving in the center lane on I-84W (three lanes), with Full Self Driving (FSD) at 55 mph. The car veered left on it owns (under FSD) into the center median with the front driver side of the vehicle struck the metal beam guardrail causing both air bags to deploy on the driver and left rear passenger si\u2026"],["2026-07-13","Unknown Or Other","Complaint Title: Defective Horn System on 2026 Tesla Model 3 - Ineffective in Rain or Highway Conditions Description: The horn on my 2026 Tesla Model 3 Highland is dangerously inadequate. It uses a single pedestrian warning speaker instead of a proper horn, which is easily overpowered by road noise, tire noise from lar\u2026"]]},"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"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":20,"headline":{"range":363,"mpg":null,"ncap":null,"complaints":20},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 02:56 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}