{"source":"NHTSA vehicle owner complaint","officialApiUrl":"https://api.nhtsa.gov/complaints/odinumber?odinumber=11526530","retrievedAt":"2026-11-05T04:25:30.276Z","count":1,"results":[{"odiNumber":11526530,"manufacturer":"Tesla, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/11/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"06/12/2023","vin":"5YJ3E1EB7LF","components":"VISIBILITY/WIPER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE","summary":"The automatic windshield wipers came on and would not shut off. The car was clean, the day was sunny, and the camera lenses were free of dust or anything else that could cover them.  While driving along, the wipers started and would not shut off. I went into the main monitor/screen that has the wiper settings but I was not able to activate the wiper/off button, so the wipers kept working. Pressing on that button would not activate it. I was in autopilot at the time, i.e., cruise control + lane keep assistance. I have FSD/full self driving, but have never used it since it is still in beta testing.   I’m using Tesla software # 2023.7.10  I checked the various Tesla websites, and you can turn off the wipers only if you disable the ADAS features.   After I turned off the ADAS, I was able to activate the wiper/off button.   But this is a terrible situation, the ADAS needs to be activated, but if I activate, it wipers will begin working whenever they feel like it, regardless of the weather outside.  This is clearly a software problem with the Tesla ADASN needs to be corrected. I don’t want to be driving along with auto pilot on, and then the wipers will simply turn on.  Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated to correct this dangerous situation.  There are countless hundreds of complaints like this on the various Tesla websites about spontaneously functioning wipers when the weather is bright and sunny.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"TESLA","productModel":"MODEL 3","manufacturer":"Tesla, Inc."}]}]}