The defect
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2025 Model 3, and 2020-2025 Model Y vehicles. The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning light may not remain illuminated between drive cycles, failing to warn the driver of low tire pressure. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
The risk
Driving with improperly inflated tires increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 15, 2025. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-018.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Tesla Cybertruck | 2024 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Tesla Model Y | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Components: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Cybertruck | 2024 | 178 | 11 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2017 | 27 | 16 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2018 | 1,033 | 19 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2019 | 619 | 22 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2020 | 452 | 21 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2021 | 671 | 22 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2022 | 770 | 18 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2023 | 428 | 12 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2024 | 221 | 5 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 2025 | 121 | 3 |
| Tesla Model Y | 2020 | 282 | 24 |
| Tesla Model Y | 2021 | 1,091 | 23 |
| Tesla Model Y | 2022 | 874 | 20 |
| Tesla Model Y | 2023 | 1,186 | 17 |
| Tesla Model Y | 2024 | 328 | 5 |
| Tesla Model Y | 2025 | 106 | 3 |
Other tires recalls in 2024
20 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the tires; Tesla, Inc. filed 85 campaigns in all.
| 24V890000 25 Nov 2024 | Winnebago Industries, Inc. |
| 24V883000 22 Nov 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V787000 23 Oct 2024 | Newmar Corporation |
| 24V773000 18 Oct 2024 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 24V780000 18 Oct 2024 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 24V767000 15 Oct 2024 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 24V535000 17 Jul 2024 | Suzuki Motor USA, LLC |
| 24V506000 3 Jul 2024 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024