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NHTSA Campaign 22V798000

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE

NHTSA campaign 22V798000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other: anchorage. The repair is free.

Tesla, Inc filed the report for 22V798000 with NHTSA on October 21, 2022; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 22V798000, NHTSA lists up to 24,064 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 22V798000 were scheduled from December 20, 2022, 60 days after the report.

22V798000 covers 1 model from Tesla, model years 2017–2022.

Owners of the model years 22V798000 covers have filed at least 111 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 22V798000 vehicles, the 2018 Tesla Model 3 has the most (105).

By potentially affected vehicles, 22V798000 ranks 28 of 61 Tesla, Inc recalls on this site.

Besides 22V798000, Tesla, Inc has 4 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 22V798000 was 21V389000, reported on May 25, 2021.

What this recall covers

The defect
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Model 3 vehicles. The second-row left seat belt buckle and second-row center seat belt anchor may have been incorrectly reassembled during vehicle service.
The risk
An incorrectly reassembled seat belt anchor can impair the performance of the seat belt during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Tesla Service will inspect and reassemble the seat belt anchors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 20, 2022. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-20-004.

Reported October 21, 2022

Vehicles covered by 22V798000 (6)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 22V798000, 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: October 21, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted