NHTSA campaign 22V843000 · Tesla campaign SB-22-00-015

Tesla Recall 22V-843: Passenger Air Bag May Deploy Incorrectly/FMVSS 208

NHTSA recall 22V843000 (Tesla campaign SB-22-00-015) was reported by Tesla, Inc. on November 15, 2022, with 29,348 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Tesla Model X for model years 2021–2023. Owners were notified on January 14, 2023, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 22V843000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 22V843000 (also written 22V-843 or 22V843)
Filed by: Tesla, Inc.
Tesla campaign number: SB-22-00-015
Report received: November 15, 2022
Potentially affected: 29,348 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags — Air Bag/Restraint Control Module — Software
Owners notified: January 14, 2023
Safety standard: FMVSS 208

Repair completion: 99.99% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 22V843000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Tesla

Tesla Model X
- 2021, 2022, 2023

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 22V843000.

Defect description

Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model X vehicles. The restraint control module (RCM) calibration may cause the front passenger air bag to deploy incorrectly during certain low speed crashes. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Safety consequence

A passenger air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury during a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update to recalibrate the RCM, 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-22-00-015.

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 22V843000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.