NHTSA Campaign 18V031000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V031000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Tesla, Inc filed the report for 18V031000 with NHTSA on January 9, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V031000, NHTSA lists up to 17,846 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013.
The 18V031000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V031000 were scheduled from February 28, 2018, 50 days after the report.
18V031000 covers 1 model from Tesla, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V031000 ranks 30 of 61 Tesla, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V031000, Tesla, Inc has 7 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling all 2013 Model S vehicles equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Tesla will notify owners, and Tesla Service Centers will replace the passenger frontal air bag modules, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in March 2018. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-18-20-001.
Reported January 9, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V031000 (1)
Tesla (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V031000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 9, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted