The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·23V085000·Announced 2024-03-02

Tesla Model S Full Self-Driving Beta Software Recall for Unsafe Driving

Tesla's Full Self-Driving Beta software in 2020 Model S and other models may cause vehicles to drive unsafely through intersections or ignore speed limits. Tesla will provide a free over-the-air software fix.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a confirmed defect in an automated safety system (Full Self-Driving Beta) that increases crash risk through unsafe intersection behavior and speed limit non-compliance. However, the source reports no actual crashes, injuries, or deaths, placing this in the 'risk-of-harm without reported incidents' category per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Tesla is recalling certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation. The FSD Beta system may cause the vehicle to act unsafely around intersections, such as traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sign-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop, or proceeding into an intersection during a steady yellow traffic signal without due caution.

Additionally, the system may respond insufficiently to changes in posted speed limits or not adequately account for the driver's adjustment of the vehicle's speed to exceed posted speed limits. These defects increase the risk of a crash.

Tesla will address this issue through a free over-the-air software update. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 15, 2023. Owners can contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752 or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) for more information.

Approximately 362,758 vehicles are affected by this recall.

The recalled product

Product
2020 TESLA MODEL S
Brand
TESLA
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Category
Vehicle
Hazard
  • automated-steering
  • intersection-safety
  • speed-limit
  • crash-risk
Affected units
362,758

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (4)

  • MODEL S
  • MODEL X
  • MODEL 3
  • MODEL Y

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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