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2022 Tesla Model S: recalls and problems

No recalls and 138 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is forward collision avoidance.

0recalls
138complaints
3crashes reported
0fires reported
0injuries reported

Recalls

NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2022 Tesla Model S. Individual cars can still have open manufacturer campaigns, so check your VIN.

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Most common problems

  • Forward Collision Avoidance34 · 25%
  • Unknown Or Other34 · 25%
  • Steering21 · 15%
  • Electrical System14 · 10%
  • Service Brakes11 · 8%
  • Vehicle Speed Control9 · 7%
  • Suspension9 · 7%
  • Tires8 · 6%
  • Structure8 · 6%
  • Wheels7 · 5%

What owners report

Steering,Tires,Wheels

Back tires are popping in the inner wall i’m on my 6th tires for the years same thing keeps happening. steering wheel is falling apart tesla is refusing to fix it.

Forward Collision Avoidance

Since a xxx tesla software update, full self-driving on vin [xxx] applies the brakes suddenly with no visible obstacle. this phantom braking occurs at least 5–6 times every day. vehicles behind me have slammed on their brakes and i have had near rear-end collisions. i purchased fsd outright. i have taken the car to tesla service in mount kisco, ny and white plains, ny. neither location restored the feature or issued

Wheels

This vehicle has a recurring suspension defect causing a chassis or suspension component to make physical contact with the inner shoulder of the rear tires during normal operation, producing a sharp linear cut progressing to full cord exposure and fraying of internal steel and aramid belts. this has occurred on at least three sets of rear tires between july 2025 and june 2026. tesla's own service records document the

Unknown Or Other

The vehicle was being driven northbound in the regular (non-hov) lanes of route i-95 under the control of version 12 of fsd software. i believe that the vehicle would have crashed into the lowered gates preventing vehicles from entering the hov lanes, which operate in only one direction at a time. beyond the gates, the hov lanes contained high-speed oncoming traffic. the problems occurred south of the dale city e

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering Model S. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.