2026 TESLA MODEL Y

6 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (3 open), 492 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations43 open
Owner complaints492
Complaints citing a crash112
Complaints citing a fire1

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 6

26V3150002026-05-18

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

Missing weight information provided by the label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

25V6900002025-10-10

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:FUSES, RELAYS, CONTACTS, AND SHUNTS

A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.

25V6580002025-10-01

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Reverse lights that fail to illuminate reduce visibility and may not alert pedestrians or other drivers that the vehicle is backing up, increasing the risk of a crash.

25V4900002025-07-28

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

An inoperable horn may prevent the driver from alerting other drivers as needed, increasing the risk of a crash.

25V4100002025-06-18

SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS

The seat may not properly restrain the occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

25V3590002025-05-29

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

The inability to clean the windshield reduces the driver’s visibility and increases the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 88UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 43FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
  • 37STEERING
  • 35FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
  • 30ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 28SUSPENSION
  • 24VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  • 23FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

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Two 2026 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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