# NHTSA recall 23V235000

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: 23V235000
- Manufacturer's number: SB\-23\-31\-001
- Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-03\-31
- Owners notified: 2023\-05\-30
- Component: SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS; SUSPENSION:FRONT
- Units potentially affected: 422
- Part numbers: 1109912\-00\-A

## What is wrong

Tesla, Inc. \(Tesla\) is recalling certain 2018\-2019 Model 3 vehicles.  The front suspension lateral link fasteners may loosen, allowing the lateral link to separate from the sub\-frame.


## What can happen

A lateral link separation could shift the wheel alignment, causing instability and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Tesla Service will tighten or replace the lateral link fasteners as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 30, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1\-877\-798\-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB\-23\-31\-001.  This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 21V\-835.


## 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 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 422
- Reported remedied: 337 \(79%\)
- 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

- [2018 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 TESLA MODEL 3](/makes/tesla/model-3/2019/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\-25\-31\-004](/bulletins/11020192.md), 2025-07-04, Service bulletin
- [SB2016003R1](/bulletins/10250496.md), 2024-02-20, Service bulletin
- [SB1831005R1](/bulletins/10210724.md), 2022-05-02, Service bulletin
- [SB\-20\-31\-006 R3](/bulletins/10203342.md), 2021-11-08, Service bulletin
- [SB\-20\-31\-006 R2](/bulletins/10203341.md), 2021-11-08, Service bulletin
- [SB\-20\-31\-002](/bulletins/10173428.md), 2020-04-06, Service bulletin
- [SB\-18\-31\-005](/bulletins/10142997.md), 2018-07-16, 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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