2020 TESLA MODEL Y

23 safety recall campaigns, 12 defect investigations (5 open), 484 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns23
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations125 open
Owner complaints484
Complaints citing a crash90
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 23

26V2830002026-05-04

BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE

A delayed rearview image reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

24V9350002024-12-17

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

Driving with improperly inflated tires increases the risk of a crash.

24V5540002024-07-24

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

An unlatched hood can fully open, obstructing the driver's view and increasing the risk of a crash.

24V3760002024-05-28

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES

A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

24V1530002024-02-27

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

Pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle if the PWS sounds are muted, increasing the risk of a crash.

24V0510002024-01-30

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

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.

What owners report most

  • 70FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
  • 52UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 44FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
  • 35VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  • 35SERVICE BRAKES
  • 29SUSPENSION
  • 25STEERING
  • 24ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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Two 2020 TESLA MODEL Ys can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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