2023 Tesla Model 3 air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 20 complaints for the 2023 Tesla Model 3, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 13 crashes, 1 fire, 9 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
A fatal crash occurred involving a 2023 Tesla Model 3. The vehicle departed the roadway, impacted a guardrail, struck a utility pole on the driver’s side, rolled down an embankment, and came to rest upright. The crash resulted in catastrophic intrusion into the driver’s compartment and a fatal injury to the driver.
The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH another vehicle suddenly entered the lane that the contact was driving on, causing the contact to strike the other vehicle. No air bags deploy, and the brake assist feature failed to activate. There were no reported injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and filed a case. The failure mileage was 8,728.
Other problems reported for the 2023 Tesla Model 3
- Forward collision avoidance 243 complaints
- Steering 88 complaints
- Cruise control 69 complaints
- Brakes 57 complaints
- Electrical system 51 complaints
- Lane departure 36 complaints
- Body & structure 24 complaints
- Suspension 19 complaints