# NHTSA recall 21V834000

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: 21V834000
- Manufacturer's number: SB\-21\-20\-006
- Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-10\-25
- Owners notified: 2021\-12\-23
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
- Units potentially affected: 3
- Part numbers: 1077828\-00\-E, 1077827\-00\-E

## What is wrong

Tesla, Inc. \(Tesla\) is recalling certain 2020\-2021, 2023 Model 3 vehicles.  The left and/or right side curtain air bag may have been improperly secured to the roof rail, which could result in a twisted air bag.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 214, "Side Impact Protection" and 226, "Ejection Mitigation."


## What can happen

A twisted side curtain air bag may improperly deploy, increasing the risk of injury or occupant ejection during a crash.


## The remedy

Tesla Service will inspect and realign the left and right side curtain air bag as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2021.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1\-877\-798\-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB\-21\-20\-006.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2023 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-08\-18
- Vehicles in the campaign: 3
- Reported remedied: 3 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2023 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

- [2020 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2021/recalls.md)
- [2023 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2023/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SB2320001](/bulletins/10253654.md), 2024-04-29, Service bulletin
- [SB19\-20\-003\-R3](/bulletins/10247400.md), 2023-12-18, Service bulletin
- [SB\-19\-20\-003 R3](/bulletins/10245515.md), 2023-11-27, Service bulletin
- [SB2320001R2](/bulletins/10243084.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [SB\-23\-20\-002 R2](/bulletins/10234057.md), 2023-04-10, Service bulletin
- [SB\-23\-20\-002 R1](/bulletins/10234053.md), 2023-04-10, Service bulletin
- [SB\-23\-20\-001](/bulletins/10234050.md), 2023-04-10, Service bulletin
- [SB\-19\-20\-003 R2](/bulletins/10181263.md), 2020-10-19, Service bulletin
- [SB\-19\-20\-003 R1](/bulletins/10174931.md), 2020-05-11, 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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