- Vehicles
- 6,729
- Built between
- Aug 2012 – Mar 2015
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 January 2017
- Repaired
- 86%
- Unrepaired
- 267
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2012 and March 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Tesla Nema 10-30 AdapterBuilt January 2013 to March 2015
- Tesla Nema 14-30 AdapterBuilt August 2012 to January 2014
- Tesla Nema 6-50 AdapterBuilt August 2012 to December 2013
Repair progress
267 of 6,729 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.
86% repaired — 5,768 of 6,729 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 694
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain Universal Mobile Connector Adapters, models NEMA 14-30 (part number 1018243-00-A or 1018243-00-B), NEMA 10-30 (part number 1016174-00-B), and NEMA 6-50 (part number 1016021-00-B or 1016021-00-A). The affected adapters may have insufficient welds within the cable which can result in increased electrical resistance.
What could happen
Increased electrical resistance may cause overheating or arcing, increasing the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
Tesla will notify owners and will provide them with a replacement adapter, free of charge. The recall began on January 12, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2012 to March 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 December 2016
- Owners notified12 January 2017
- Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 86% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 December 2016.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Tesla Motors, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.