# NHTSA recall 23V743000

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: 23V743000
- Manufacturer's number: SB\-23\-20\-005
- Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-11\-03
- Owners notified: 2024\-01\-02
- Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 194
- Part numbers: 1625769\-71\-D; 1625769\-72\-D; 1625769\-00\-E; 1607889\-00\-D

## What is wrong

Tesla, Inc. \(Tesla\) is recalling certain 2021\-2024 Model S and Model X vehicles.  An incorrect air bag may have been installed when the steering yoke or round steering wheel was replaced with a different style of yoke or steering wheel.


## What can happen

An air bag that is not designed to function with the replacement steering yoke or wheel may deploy incorrectly, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.


## The remedy

Tesla Service will inspect and replace the driver air bag as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1\-877\-798\-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB\-23\-20\-005.


## 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 8, for 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 194
- Reported remedied: 147 \(75%\)
- 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

- [2021 TESLA MODEL S](/makes/tesla/model-s/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 TESLA MODEL S](/makes/tesla/model-s/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 TESLA MODEL S](/makes/tesla/model-s/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 TESLA MODEL S](/makes/tesla/model-s/2024/recalls.md)
- [2021 TESLA MODEL X](/makes/tesla/model-x/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 TESLA MODEL X](/makes/tesla/model-x/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 TESLA MODEL X](/makes/tesla/model-x/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 TESLA MODEL X](/makes/tesla/model-x/2024/recalls.md)

## 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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