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Complaint 2204749

2021 TESLA MODEL 3 • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident May 7, 2026

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2204749
Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Model Year
2021
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date
May 7, 2026
Date Received
May 8, 2026
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Owner Narrative

2021 M3 138,000 miles Alerted error code BMS_a074 & BMS_a079 After reading forums, this seems to be a known issue with 2021 in particular. I am reporting in hopes something can be done about it. Yesterday both codes alerted within hours of each other. First that the charging was limited to 50% and would only charge once <50%; then shortly thereafter it alerted with Unable to Charge. I attempted to charge at home with 32A charger when at 28% and charge limit set to 50%— car would not charge. Today I put in Tesla service request with first appointment available in 10 days (still awaiting review). Attempted to try charging again while at home and this time, coincidentally after my service request, it is now charging. I lowered to 20A to trickle in for now…and currently up to 32%. March/April 2025 my ECU went out after 3 12V battery replacements within 2 months. Car has been driving well but without any camera systems (traffic awareness) or entertainment system.

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

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