# NHTSA recall 17V639000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V639000
- Manufacturer's number: SB\-17\-13\-004
- Manufacturer: Tesla Motors, Inc.
- Reported: 2017\-10\-12
- Owners notified: 2017\-11\-10
- Component: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 4582

## What is wrong

Tesla, Inc. \(Tesla\) is recalling certain 2016\-2017 Model X vehicles.  The left\-side, second row, reclining seat backs may not fully latch due to having incorrectly adjusted recliner mechanism cables.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 207, "Seating Systems," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."


## What can happen

If the seat back moves forward in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Tesla will notify owners, and Tesla service technicians will correct the cable adjustment for the left\-side, fold\-flat, second row, seat recliner mechanism, free of charge.  The recall began on November 10, 2017.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1\-877\-798\-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB\-17\-13\-004.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4582
- Reported remedied: 4191 \(91%\)
- Reported unreachable: 8
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 TESLA MODEL X](/makes/tesla/model-x/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-28 to 2017\-09\-01.
- [2017 TESLA MODEL X](/makes/tesla/model-x/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-28 to 2017\-09\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SB1713005R4](/bulletins/10168253.md), 2019-11-25, Service bulletin
- [SB\-17\-13\-005 R3](/bulletins/10161156.md), 2019-06-10, Service bulletin
- [SB1913001R1](/bulletins/10160516.md), 2019-05-28, Service bulletin
- [SB\-17\-13\-005 R2](/bulletins/10153435.md), 2019-02-19, Service bulletin
- [SB\-17\-13\-005 R1](/bulletins/10143586.md), 2018-08-06, Service bulletin
- [SB\-17\-13\-002](/bulletins/10115679.md), 2017-08-16, Service bulletin
- [SB1513003R2](/bulletins/10081839.md), 2016-10-07, Service bulletin
- [SB1513003R1](/bulletins/10081838.md), 2016-10-07, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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