The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Early Warning Reporting · Tesla
Tesla Model S: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Tesla reported 88 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Tesla Model S, model years 2012–2024, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
88 incidents reported
36 deaths, as claimed
94 injuries, as claimed
2012–2024 model years named
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| 2014 | 15 | 13 | 19 | — | — |
| 2015 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 24,352 | 62 |
| 2016 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 28,404 | 46 |
| 2017 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 27,188 | 55 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 27,275 | 29 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8,957 | 33 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14,016 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21,508 | 28 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26,090 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19,057 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10,472 | 19 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 40 | 17 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 25 | 10 |
| Steering System | 23 | 13 |
| Electrical System | 9 | 6 |
| Service Brake System | 9 | 3 |
| Lane Departure | 9 | 2 |
| Air Bags | 9 | 1 |
| Forward Collision | 7 | 5 |
| Latch | 6 | 3 |
| Other | 4 | 3 |
| Seats | 4 | 1 |
| Structure | 3 | 2 |
| Seat Belts | 3 | 3 |
| Suspension System | 3 | 8 |
| No System/Component Specified | 3 | 4 |
| Fire | 3 | 1 |
| Wheels | 2 | 8 |
| Tires | 1 | 4 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Tesla Model S puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Tesla Model S, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air · Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-11-24 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 4 | Service Brake System, Air · Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control · Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-11-01 | 2016 | WI | 2 | 0 | Latch · Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-09-14 | 2024 | NJ | 3 | 0 | Service Brake System, Air · Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control · Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-07-19 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-30 | 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-04-19 | 2022 | WA | 1 | 0 | Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air | 2026 Q1 |
| 2024-04-11 | 2016 | FL | 1 | 3 | Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision · Lane Departure | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-12 | 2014 | MD | 1 | 0 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-05 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-07 | 2021 | TX | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air · Electrical System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2023-12-07 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-08-25 | 2017 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Electrical System · Latch · Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2023-07-28 | 2021 | CA | 1 | 0 | Structure · Seat Belts · Seats | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-04-01 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System, Air · Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2023-03-28 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air · Power Train · Electrical System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-17 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-14 | 2015 | MD | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-02-18 | 2014 | CA | 1 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-02-14 | 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-12-30 | 2015 | CT | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q4 |
| 2022-11-24 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-11-12 | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-11-01 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-25 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Latch | 2024 Q4 |
| 2022-10-08 | 2021 | WI | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-08-23 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-08-14 | 2014 | CA | 4 | 4 | Steering System · Suspension System · Tires · Wheels | 2024 Q4 |
| 2022-08-14 | 2014 | CA | 4 | 4 | Vehicle Speed Control · Wheels · Steering System · Suspension System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2022-07-06 | 2015 | FL | 2 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-06-20 | 2017 | VA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-28 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2022 Q2 |
| not reported | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-12-29 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Suspension System · Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-11-11 | 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2022 Q4 |
| 2021-09-21 | 2015 | WA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-09-13 | 2016 | CH | 1 | 0 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q3 |
| 2021-07-13 | 2014 | GA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-05-10 | 2017 | GE | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control · Electrical System · Latch | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-03-15 | 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q1 |
| 2021-02-08 | 2014 | MD | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-01-14 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-07-14 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure · Forward Collision | 2023 Q1 |
| 2020-07-10 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2015 | TX | 1 | 0 | Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure | 2022 Q3 |
| 2020-05-22 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q2 |
| not reported | 2016 | MI | 0 | 2 | Latch | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-02-10 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure | 2022 Q2 |
| 2020-01-31 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-12-29 | 2016 | CA | 2 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-11-21 | 2018 | CA | 1 | 0 | Steering System · Service Brake System, Air | 2021 Q1 |
| 2019-11-12 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 2 | Fire | 2021 Q4 |
| 2019-11-11 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-10-31 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-08-27 | 2018 | MN | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-17 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-06 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Air Bags | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-04-25 | 2019 | FL | 1 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System, Air | 2021 Q2 |
| 2019-02-24 | 2016 | FL | 1 | 0 | Electrical System · Structure | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-15 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2021 Q1 |
| 2019-01-14 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-08 | 2018 | VA | 0 | 2 | Steering System · Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-11-25 | 2018 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2019 Q3 |
| 2018-11-10 | 2013 | CA | 1 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-10-12 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-08-08 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System, Air | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-06-26 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-25 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-14 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air · Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q1 |
| 2018-05-10 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-08 | 2014 | FL | 1 | 0 | Fire | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-02-20 | 2016 | HI | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-06-08 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-05-03 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-10-30 | 2016 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-09-17 | 2015 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-20 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-05-07 | 2015 | FL | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-01-20 | 2014 | CH | 1 | 0 | Forward Collision | 2016 Q3 |
| 2015-12-27 | 2014 | TX | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control · Seat Belts | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-09-01 | 2015 | HI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-08-26 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2017 Q1 |
| 2015-01-22 | 2013 | CA | 1 | 0 | Service Brake System · Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2016 Q1 |
| 2014-05-22 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2014 Q4 |
| 2013-11-02 | 2013 | CA | 1 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2014 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Tesla received alleging a death or injury in a Tesla Model S and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Model S that sold more will have more rows. All Tesla models · What these reports are, and are not.