The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Tesla Model X: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Tesla reported 74 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Tesla Model X, model years 2016–2026, 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.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 17,700 | 90 |
| 2017 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 17,135 | 64 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 23,628 | 38 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11,313 | 62 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19,679 | 25 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5,505 | 18 |
| 2022 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 27,226 | 48 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 38,606 | 26 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18,972 | 5.3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14,133 | 7.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Latch | 21 | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 17 | 6 |
| Electrical System | 11 | 3 |
| Forward Collision | 8 | 2 |
| Steering System | 7 | 6 |
| Structure | 6 | 0 |
| Other | 6 | 4 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 6 | 1 |
| No System/Component Specified | 4 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 4 | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 2 |
| Fire | 2 | 3 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 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 X puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Tesla Model X, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-10 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-18 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-05 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-08 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2026 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-06 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-02-19 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-12-04 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-13 | 2020 | WA | 0 | 2 | Lane Departure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-17 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-13 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-06-12 | 2019 | WA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-05-07 | 2020 | NV | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-16 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-04 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-25 | 2022 | CA | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-07 | 2023 | MA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-20 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-26 | 2022 | NJ | 0 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-09 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-09-17 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 5 | Seat Belts · Engine and Cooling System · Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 2 | Latch · Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2023-09-01 | 2022 | UT | 4 | 0 | Steering System · Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2023-08-04 | 2016 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Electrical System · Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2023-07-19 | 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Electrical System · Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2023-07-06 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2023-06-13 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-11 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Latch · Electrical System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-04-23 | 2022 | CA | 2 | 0 | Electrical System · Seat Belts · Latch · Fire | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-30 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-02-26 | 2023 | MA | 0 | 1 | Latch · Electrical System | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-11-20 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure | 2023 Q3 |
| 2022-09-29 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2022 Q4 |
| not reported | 2022 | — | 0 | 2 | Latch | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-08-27 | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-02-14 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-10-16 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-09-30 | 2017 | VA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-02-27 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 4 | Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-11-17 | 2017 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2022 Q4 |
| 2020-08-31 | 2017 | PR | 0 | 1 | Latch · Electrical System | 2023 Q3 |
| 2020-08-31 | 2017 | PR | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2021 Q3 |
| 2020-08-24 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-08-04 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-02-16 | 2018 | WA | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-01-26 | 2019 | NJ | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q4 |
| 2020-01-26 | 2019 | NJ | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-11-20 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-10-19 | 2019 | PA | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control · Steering System · Service Brake System, Air | 2021 Q4 |
| 2019-08-31 | 2017 | NY | 1 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control · Steering System · Lane Departure | 2021 Q4 |
| 2019-08-15 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-08-14 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-01-28 | 2016 | WA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-30 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-27 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 3 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-26 | 2017 | NH | 1 | 2 | Fire | 2019 Q3 |
| 2018-12-24 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-11-19 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-05-29 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-29 | 2016 | JA | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2020 Q2 |
| 2018-03-23 | 2017 | CA | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-14 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2020 Q2 |
| 2017-05-26 | 2016 | VA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-04-23 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-12-22 | 2016 | AL | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2018 Q4 |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-11-05 | 2016 | HI | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-09 | 2016 | MT | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-07-05 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-01 | 2016 | PA | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control · Rollover | 2016 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Tesla received alleging a death or injury in a Tesla Model X and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Model X that sold more will have more rows. All Tesla models · What these reports are, and are not.