# NHTSA recall 22V050000

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: 22V050000
- Manufacturer's number: SB\-22\-18\-002
- Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc.
- Reported: 2022\-02\-02
- Owners notified: 2022\-04\-01
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:AIR HANDLER/CHAMBER, DUCTS, AND VALVES
- Units potentially affected: 26681

## What is wrong

Tesla, Inc. \(Tesla\) is recalling certain 2021\-2022 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020\-2022 Model Y vehicles.  A software error may cause a valve in the heat pump to open unintentionally and trap the refrigerant inside the evaporator, resulting in decreased defrosting performance.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems."


## What can happen

Decreased defrosting performance may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Tesla will perform an over\-the\-air \(OTA\) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 1, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1\-877\-798\-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB\-22\-18\-002.


## 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: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 26681
- Reported remedied: 26644 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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

- [2021 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2022/recalls.md)
- [2021 TESLA MODEL S](/makes/tesla/model-s/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 TESLA MODEL S](/makes/tesla/model-s/2022/recalls.md)
- [2021 TESLA MODEL X](/makes/tesla/model-x/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 TESLA MODEL X](/makes/tesla/model-x/2022/recalls.md)
- [2020 TESLA MODEL Y](/makes/tesla/model-y/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 TESLA MODEL Y](/makes/tesla/model-y/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 TESLA MODEL Y](/makes/tesla/model-y/2022/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.

- [SB23\-00\-006](/bulletins/10247402.md), 2023-12-18, 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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