NHTSA recall 22V844000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 22V844000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB-22-00-016 |
| Manufacturer | Tesla, Inc. |
| Reported | 2022-11-15 |
| Owners notified | 2023-01-14 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS |
| Units potentially affected | 321628 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 321628 |
| Reported remedied | 321628 (100%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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.
What is wrong
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles. One or both taillights may intermittently fail to illuminate.
What can happen
A taillight that fails to illuminate may reduce the visibility of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2023. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-016.
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.
| 2023 TESLA MODEL 3 | |
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| 2020 TESLA MODEL Y | |
| 2021 TESLA MODEL Y | |
| 2022 TESLA MODEL Y | |
| 2023 TESLA MODEL Y |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SB-21-17-003 | 2021-05-24. Service bulletin. On some Model Y vehicles, the color of the red band that surrounds the LH and RH taillights do not match because the vehicle has Revision D for the LH taillight (Figure 1) which has a darker tint, and the right side has Revision C (Figure 2) which has a lighter tint. This is only a cosmetic issue that does not affect the performance of the taillights. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.