# NHTSA recall 25V172000

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: 25V172000
- Manufacturer's number: SB\-25\-20\-001
- Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc.
- Reported: 2025\-03\-19
- Owners notified: 2025\-05\-20
- Component: AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
- Units potentially affected: 91
- Part numbers: 1965183\-00\-A; 1625769\-00\-E; 1625769\-00\-D; 1607889\-00\-D

## What is wrong

Tesla, Inc. \(Tesla\) is recalling certain 2021\-2024 Model S and 2021\-2025 Model X vehicles.  An air bag with the incorrect horn pad may have been installed, preventing the horn from sounding.


## What can happen

An inoperative horn may prevent the driver from alerting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Tesla service will inspect and install an air bag with the correct horn pad as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1\-877\-798\-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB\-25\-20\-001.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 888\-275\-9171\) or go to nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 91
- Reported remedied: 66 \(72%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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)
- [2025 TESLA MODEL X](/makes/tesla/model-x/2025/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\-16\-004](/bulletins/11023641.md), 2025-10-02, Service bulletin
- [SB\-25\-16\-002](/bulletins/11023640.md), 2025-10-02, Service bulletin
- [NHTSA 11021494](/bulletins/11021494.md), 2025-08-05, Other
- [NHTSA 11021493](/bulletins/11021493.md), 2025-08-05, Other
- [SB\-25\-16\-004](/bulletins/11020190.md), 2025-07-04, Service bulletin
- [SB\-25\-16\-002](/bulletins/11018848.md), 2025-06-02, Service bulletin
- [SB\-21\-20\-007](/bulletins/11018847.md), 2025-06-02, Service bulletin
- [SB\-24\-17\-005](/bulletins/11017591.md), 2025-05-02, Service bulletin
- [SB\-24\-21\-002](/bulletins/11016319.md), 2025-04-02, Service bulletin
- [SB\-25\-17\-004](/bulletins/11014772.md), 2025-03-04, 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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