# NHTSA recall 21V387000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V387000
- Manufacturer's number: SB\-21\-33\-002
- Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-05\-25
- Owners notified: 2021\-07\-23
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:CRITICAL FASTENERS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
- Units potentially affected: 5974

## What is wrong

Tesla, Inc. \(Tesla\) is recalling certain 2019\-2021 Model 3 and 2020\-2021 Model Y vehicles.  The brake caliper bolts may be loose, allowing the brake caliper to separate and contact the wheel rim.


## What can happen

Contact with the rim may cause a loss of tire pressure, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Tesla Service will inspect and tighten, or replace the caliper bolts as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 23, 2021.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service online by visiting www.tesla.com/support/contact or by calling 1\-877\-79\-TESLA \(or 1\-877\-798\-3752\).  Tesla's number for this recall is SB\-21\-33\-002.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 5974
- Reported remedied: 5663 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2019 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 TESLA MODEL Y](/makes/tesla/model-y/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 TESLA MODEL Y](/makes/tesla/model-y/2021/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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