Tesla Model 3 recalls

On a small percentage of affected vehicles upon vehicle power up the car computer board may experience a short resulting in the loss of rear view camera functionality .

Fix: Over the air software update or Car Computer replacement if necessary.

5,619 vehicles · built 21 Jan 2024 to 27 Sep 2024

On affected vehicles operating with a software release prior to 2023.38.4 an overvoltage breakdown in the steering rack may overstress motor drive components on the printed circuit board. If the overstress condition occurs while the vehicle is driving steering assistance will not be affected and a visual alert will illuminate. Once the vehicle speed comes to a standstill a loss of steering assistance may occur and loss of steering assistance will persist when the vehicle is driven again. Manual steering without steering assistance remains available to the driver.

Fix: Install modified software via an Over the Air (OTA) wireless update.

30,864 vehicles · built 21 Jan 2022 to 26 Aug 2023

On affected vehicles upon detection of a malfunction with the tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) the TPMS tell tale does not persist between drive cycles where the vehicle is off or asleep between the drive cycles. Therefore the driver may not be adequately warned of potential under-inflation of the tyres increasing the risk of a collision.

Fix: Install modified software via an Over the Air (OTA) wireless update.

45,929 vehicles · built 21 May 2019 to 11 Oct 2024

In certain conditions the user interface (�UI�) on affected vehicles displays vehicle speed but not a unit of speed (i.e. mph or km/h).

Fix: Tesla will deploy an over the air firmware update that will reintroduce the display of the speed unit when using Track Mode.

10,927 vehicles · built 18 Feb 2018 to 6 Apr 2022

On certain vehicles that are running firmware release 2022.8 and that experience a loss of low voltage system support the audio subsystem may become unavailable including the use of eCall functionality.

Fix: Firmware release 2022.12.3 or later reverses the power management process introduced in firmware release 2022.8 and maintains eCall audio functionality.

9,471 vehicles · built 31 Jan 2018 to 16 Nov 2021

The rear-view camera harness may fail causing no image in the centre display.

Fix: Fit a harness guide protector and if necessary install a new harness.

26,618 vehicles · built 15 Jul 2017 to 30 Sep 2020

The front suspension lateral link may be insufficiently torqued.

Fix: Inspect the connection of both front suspension lateral links to the sub-frame. Replace any related damaged components and ensure correct torque of fastening bolts.

127 vehicles · built 3 Jan 2019 to 20 Apr 2021

The curtain side airbags may not deploy correctly.

Fix: Inspect for proper alignment and orientation of the left- and right-curtain side airbag. Re-align as necessary.

1 vehicle · built 20 Sep 2020 to 30 Dec 2020

Front Seat belt top loop may not be secured correctly.

Fix: Check and secure the top loop as necessary.

599 vehicles · built 6 Jun 2018 to 21 Mar 2020

The brake calliper bolts may not be secured to the correct specification.

Fix: Check and secure the brake calliper bolts to correct specification.

565 vehicles · built 16 Dec 2018 to 22 Mar 2021

The upper steering column bolt may not have been fitted.

Fix: Inspect the upper steering column bolt fitment and replace where necessary.

5 vehicles · built 10 Jan 2020 to 5 Feb 2020