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2022 TESLA MODEL 3 — Complaint #2092754

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NHTSA Complaint about STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS filed May 16, 2025

NHTSA complaint #2092754 (ODI reference 11661529) concerns a 2022 TESLA MODEL 3 and was filed on May 16, 2025. The owner reports the failure occurred on May 16, 2025. The report was geocoded to Florida based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as structure:body:hatchback/liftgate:hinge and attachments, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.

The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.

Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same TESLA MODEL 3 cohort independently describe similar structure:body:hatchback/liftgate:hinge and attachments failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2022 TESLA MODEL 3 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.

Vehicle
2022 TESLA MODEL 3
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
State
Florida

Complaint Description

The power lift‑gate strut PN 1551489‑00‑B failed, bent inward, and shattered the rear glass on 16  May 2025. A known defect: Tesla superseded the part to PN 1551488‑00‑C in Oct 2023. Local Tesla Service center declined goodwill coverage to resolve the issue.

Complaint Details

NHTSA Complaint ID 2092754
ODI Number 11661529
Date Filed May 16, 2025
Failure Date May 16, 2025
VIN 5YJ3E1EB6NF

Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.