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2015 Tesla Model S

Model year 2015: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 28, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

9 recalls for the 2015 Tesla Model S in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

May 28, 2024. Seat belts: front: warning light/devices

NHTSA counts 125,233 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-376

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 30, 2024. Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

NHTSA counts 2,193,869 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-051

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 12, 2023. Electrical system: adas: driver monitoring: software

NHTSA counts 2,031,220 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-838

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 21, 2021. Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch

NHTSA counts 130,441 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V00B000

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 29, 2021. Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system; exterior lighting: turn signal; back over prevention: software

NHTSA counts 134,951 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-035

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 7, 2019. Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

NHTSA counts 68,673 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 9, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-002

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 29, 2018. Steering: electric power assist system

NHTSA counts 70,421 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 31, 2012 to Apr 9, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-204

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 19, 2017. Parking brake

NHTSA counts 31,709 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 12, 2012 to Nov 17, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-260

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 23, 2015. Seat belts: front

NHTSA counts 59,415 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 31, 2012 to Nov 12, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-780

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

669 complaints to NHTSA, received from Sep 17, 2015 to Oct 26, 2026.

  • 70 complaints told of a crash, and 12 complaints of a fire.
  • Together they report 29 people injured and 4 deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2015 Tesla Model S in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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