2019 Tesla Model 3 air bags problems
78 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2019 Tesla Model 3 — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The Front Passenger Safety Restraint System failed prematurely on my 2019 Tesla Model 3 at only 23,105 miles, triggering the alert 'Alerts - Seats - Front passenger safety restraint system issue/Service is required' and disabling passenger airbag functionality. Upon inspection, Tesla Service quoted…”
filed Jul 28, 2026
“Front passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) failed on its own, without accident, misuse, or modification, at low mileage. The fault disables proper airbag deployment logic for the front passenger seat. Tesla has issued multiple service bulletins acknowledging this as a known condition…”
filed Jul 21, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Model 3 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Model 3 | 2 | 2% |
| 2024 Model 3 | 8 | 4% |
| 2023 Model 3 | 18 | 4% |
| 2022 Model 3 | 12 | 2% |
| 2021 Model 3 | 8 | 1% |
| 2020 Model 3 | 29 | 7% |
| 2018 Model 3 | 135 | 14% |
| 2017 Model 3 | 7 | 27% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2019 Tesla Model 3
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.