Tesla Model 3, Model Y. Published by Transport Canada as 2021318 on 25 May 2021. System: Brakes.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, the bolts that attach the brake calipers to the wheel knuckles may not be properly tightened. As a result, the bolts could loosen over time and the caliper could contact the wheel rim. If this happens, damage to the wheel rim could cause a sudden loss of tire pressure.
Safety Risk: …
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Tesla MODEL 3 in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2021318
- Recall date
- 25 May 2021
- Make
- Tesla
- Models
- Model 3, Model Y
- Model years
- 2019 to 2021
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 696
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the bolts that attach the brake calipers to the wheel knuckles may not be properly tightened. As a result, the bolts could loosen over time and the caliper could contact the wheel rim. If this happens, damage to the wheel rim could cause a sudden loss of tire pressure.Safety Risk:
A sudden loss of tire pressure could cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
Tesla will notify owners and arrange for an inspection of the brake caliper bolts. They will be tightened, if necessary. If damage from a loose or missing bolt is found during the inspection, Tesla Service will arrange for a tow to the nearest service center for repair.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2021318.
Tesla elsewhere in this register
Tesla is named on 51 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2021319 · 25 May 2021 · Model Y · Seats And Restraints
- 2021321 · 25 May 2021 · Model 3, Model Y · Seats And Restraints
- 2021148 · 12 March 2021 · Model X, Model 3 · Seats And Restraints
- 2021038 · 29 January 2021 · Model S, Model X · Electrical
- 2021649 · 25 October 2021 · Model 3, Model Y · Suspension
- 2021685 · 10 November 2021 · Model S · Airbag
- 2021714 · 19 November 2021 · Model Y · Steering
- 2021783 · 21 December 2021 · Model S · Structure
The same system: Brakes
791 notices in this register name Brakes. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2021322 · 25 May 2021 · General 1000, General XP 4, General XP · Brakes
- 2021413 · 2 July 2021 · Freedom TXT, Ox 400, Valor · Brakes
- 2021133 · 10 March 2021 · Genesis, G80 · Brakes
- 2021134 · 10 March 2021 · G70 · Brakes
- 2021114 · 4 March 2021 · Sentra · Brakes
- 2021518 · 18 August 2021 · Bentayga · Brakes
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Tesla: 51 in the register, and 658 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2021.
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