2025 Tesla Model X: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2025 Tesla Model X. The newest campaign is 25V172000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Mar 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags. NHTSA has 15 complaints on file for this model year. 4 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V172000, in the NHTSA record
Tesla service will inspect and install an air bag with the correct horn pad as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-20-001.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 239,960 units in total.
25V172000Received . 91 units.
Air Bags
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and 2021-2025 Model X vehicles. An air bag with the incorrect horn pad may have been installed, preventing the horn from sounding.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inoperative horn may prevent the driver from alerting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tesla service will inspect and install an air bag with the correct horn pad as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-20-001.
Report filed by Tesla, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SB-25-20-001. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V002000Received . 239,382 units.
Back Over Prevention / Software
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Model 3, Model S, 2023-2025 Model X, and Model Y vehicles. The computer circuit board may short, resulting in the loss of the rearview camera image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Tesla will also identify any vehicles that experienced a circuit board failure, or stress that may lead to a circuit board failure, and replace the affected computers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 7, 2025. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-00-001.
Report filed by Tesla, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SB-25-00-001. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
24V967000Received . 487 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Cushion
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Model S and Model X vehicles. The driver's air bag could tear during deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 212, "Windshield Mounting."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A torn air bag may not adequately protect an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tesla service will replace the air bag assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-20-001.
Report filed by Tesla, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SB-24-20-001. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
15 complaints, 23 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 5 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 5 |
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Service Brakes | 2 |
| Steering | 2 |
| Seat Belts | 2 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 1 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 30 Aug 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA26002 | Engineering analysis | FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions | Electrical System / Adas | 18 Mar 2026 | Open | |
| PE25012 | Preliminary evaluation | Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving ("FSD") is engaged | Electrical System / Adas | 7 Oct 2025 | Open | |
| AQ25002 | Audit query | Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements | Electrical System / Adas | 20 Aug 2025 | Open | |
| PE24033 | Preliminary evaluation | Actually Smart Summon sessions resulting in low-speed impacts. | Electrical System / Adas / Autonomous/Self Driving | 6 Jan 2025 | 3 Apr 2026 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2025 Tesla Model XThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2025 Tesla Model X: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/tesla/model-x/2025/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Tesla, Inc.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2025 Tesla Model X?
- 239,960 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Tesla Model X have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 39 recall campaigns for the Tesla Model X, model years 2015 to 2026. 3 of them name the 2025 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2025 Tesla Model X name most often?
- Unknown or Other: 5 of 23 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2025 Tesla Model X open?
- 3 investigations have no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 4 that name this model year.