3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2025 Tesla Model 3. Owners have filed 117 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Tesla dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2025 Tesla Model 3. Check your Model 3 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 117 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Tesla Model 3, reporting 25 crashes, 9 injuries. Tesla has issued at least 4 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Tesla Model 3 owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 4 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 117 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Tesla Model 3. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“-Full Self-Driving (FSD) was engaged when my vehicle unexpectedly and abruptly deviated from its expected course and collided with a vehicle on the other side of the road.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11764601
“My Tesla's FSD turned off midway through a curve at highway speeds. I hit the guard rail and scratched the right side of the car.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11749219
“On May 24, 2026, at approximately 8:28 AM, I activated Actually Smart Summon on my 2025 Tesla Model 3 using the Tesla mobile application to reverse the vehicle from my garage.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11747470
“The passenger side front fold down visor/mirror failed. It is available for inspection upon request.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11744449
“On March 14, 2026, at 20:54:21 UTC, while the Autopilot system was engaged, the vehicle malfunctioned by initiating a sudden, unprompted right-hand steering command within 0.3 seconds, resulting in a collision with another vehicle traveling in the adjacent right lane.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11730092
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2025 Tesla Model 3 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Tesla dealer.