Complaint 2240169
2026 TESLA MODEL Y • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Aug 26, 2026
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 2240169
- Make
- TESLA
- Model
- MODEL Y
- Model Year
- 2026
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Aug 26, 2026
- Date Received
- Aug 27, 2026
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
Screen provides alert that "center brake light condition deteceted". Shows up as VCRIGHT_a487. Tesla has said it is a software condition that will be fixed in an update, yet several updates later, the condition persists with no fix in sight. This error has appeared since the time of new vehicle delivery in early May 2026 to the present.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.