# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2023 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2023/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)
- [2023 TESLA MODEL Y](/makes/tesla/model-y/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.

- [SB\-21\-17\-003](/bulletins/10194273.md), 2021-05-24, 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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