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Complaint 2166613

2021 TESLA MODEL 3 • VISIBILITY/WIPER • incident Jan 14, 2026

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2166613
Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Model Year
2021
Component
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date
Jan 14, 2026
Date Received
Jan 15, 2026
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Owner Narrative

HVAC system went out at 7500ish miles. It was repaired under warranty, and a "fix" was administered through software by tesla. My HVAC has gone out again at 84k miles FOR THE SAME REASON. about 77k miles after it was just repaired. Quick check online. this is still a very common issue. No heat creates a significant safety hazard due to lack of the ability to defrost the vehicle or frost building up on cold days.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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Data sources & freshness

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FMCSA

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Refreshed daily.
NHTSA

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EIA

Retail diesel and gasoline price history and state fuel-tax tables.

Refreshed weekly.
Transport Canada

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Refreshed weekly.

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