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Tesla UI_a013

Air pressure in tires very low PULL OVER SAFELY - Check for flat tire

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DriveUnknown as a database drive-safety classification. The verified alert instructs the driver to pull over safely and check for a flat tire.
ChargeUnknown. Charging status or restrictions are not established by verified evidence.
ServiceSchedule Tesla service at the earliest convenience. The verified documentation says the alert may be present due to various conditions and can only be cleared by a service technician after service.
Confidence95%

Quick answer

UI_a013 means Tesla’s TPMS has detected one or more tires with air pressure significantly below the recommended cold tire pressure; the tire may be extremely low or flat. Pull over safely and check for a flat tire.

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1. What does UI_a013 mean?

UI_a013 means Tesla’s TPMS has detected one or more tires with air pressure significantly below the recommended cold tire pressure; the tire may be extremely low or flat. Pull over safely and check for a flat tire.

2. Technical explanation

Verified Tesla owner-documentation material filed with NHTSA states that UI_a013 is triggered when the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) detects one or more tires with air pressure significantly lower than the recommended cold tire pressure. The alert means one or more tires is extremely low or flat. The supplied evidence also states that the alert can occur under various conditions and can only be cleared by a service technician after the vehicle has been serviced.

3. What system is affected?

Tires and tire-pressure monitoring system (TPMS).

4. How serious is this code?

Unknown as a database severity classification. However, the alert itself instructs: “PULL OVER SAFELY - Check for flat tire.”

5. Symptoms you may notice

  • Tesla display alert: “Air pressure in tires very low PULL OVER SAFELY - Check for flat tire.”
  • TPMS detection of one or more tires with pressure significantly below the recommended cold tire pressure.
  • One or more tires may be extremely low or flat.

6. Possible causes

  • One or more tires has air pressure significantly lower than the recommended cold tire pressure.
  • One or more tires is extremely low or flat.
  • The verified documentation states that this alert can be present due to various conditions; further specific causes are not yet established by verified evidence.

7. Can I still drive the vehicle?

Unknown as a database drive-safety classification. The verified alert instructs the driver to pull over safely and check for a flat tire.

8. Can I charge the vehicle?

Unknown. Charging status or restrictions are not established by verified evidence.

9. What you can safely do

  • Pull over safely, as instructed by the alert.
  • Check for a flat tire.
  • Schedule Tesla service at the earliest convenience, as stated in the verified documentation.

10. Step-by-step troubleshooting

  1. Check whether one or more tires is flat, consistent with the alert instruction.
  2. Use the vehicle’s recommended cold tire pressure as the reference described in the verified documentation.
  3. If service is scheduled, Tesla documentation states that more information should be available.
  4. Do not attempt to clear the alert yourself; verified documentation states it can only be cleared by a service technician after the vehicle has been serviced.

11. When to contact service

Schedule Tesla service at the earliest convenience. The verified documentation says the alert may be present due to various conditions and can only be cleared by a service technician after service.

12. What the service center may check

  • Inspect the tire or tires identified as extremely low or flat.
  • Determine why the TPMS detected pressure significantly below the recommended cold tire pressure.
  • Perform the required vehicle service before clearing the alert; Tesla documentation states a service technician clears it after service.

13. Possible repair or resolution

  • The specific repair is not yet established by verified evidence.
  • Verified documentation establishes that the vehicle must be serviced and that a service technician clears the alert afterward.

14. Affected vehicles

15. Related TSBs / service bulletins

  • NHTSA manufacturer communication MC-10253666, published 2024-03-27: Tesla documentation covering UI_a013. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-10253666-9999.pdf
  • NHTSA manufacturer communication MC-10253657, published 2024-03-26: Tesla documentation covering UI_a013. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-10253657-9999.pdf
  • NHTSA manufacturer communication MC-10250481, published 2023-12-01: Tesla documentation states that one or more tires is extremely low or flat and TPMS detected significantly low pressure. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10250481-9999.pdf

16. Recall information

  • Not yet established by verified evidence.

17. Official manufacturer information

Verified NHTSA-filed Tesla documentation applies to US-market Tesla Model 3 (2017–2024; supplied data also lists 2017–2023), Model S (2012–2020), and Model X (2016–2020). Evidence confidence: 0.95. Official source: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10250481-9999.pdf

19. Frequently asked questions

What does Tesla alert UI_a013 mean?

It means TPMS detected one or more tires with pressure significantly below the recommended cold tire pressure. The verified documentation says one or more tires may be extremely low or flat.

What should I do when UI_a013 appears?

Pull over safely and check for a flat tire. Tesla documentation also recommends scheduling service at the earliest convenience.

Can I clear UI_a013 myself?

No. The verified Tesla documentation states that this alert can only be cleared by a service technician after the vehicle has been serviced.

Does UI_a013 affect charging?

Not yet established by verified evidence.

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