2011 Tesla Roadster Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2011 Tesla Roadster. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the suspension. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SUSPENSION
1
Total complaints1

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Left rear suspension rod failure while driving vehicle at low speed (no injuries or damage to other vehicles) in 2012 on city street, resulting in abrupt stoppage of vehicle, which collapsed on left rear wheel- suspension rod was replaced by tesla. Now reporting as have read re concerns for…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2012-06-11

Defect investigations

Investigation DP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 Tesla Roadster as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.