The impacted vehicles were equipped with a faulty battery pack contactor that may suddenly open, causing the car to lose propulsion.
Tesla is recalling almost 13,000 EVs due to technical issues that may cause them to lose power while driving. The issue impacted 7,925 2026 Tesla Model Ys and 5,038 Tesla Model 3s manufactured between March, 2025, and August, 2025.
According to an official notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), first spotted by InsideEVs, the affected vehicles were equipped with a faulty battery pack contactor that may suddenly open due to a poor coil termination connection, causing the car to suddenly lose propulsion.
Contactors are high-voltage switches that connect the battery pack to the rest of the vehicle’s system.
