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Tesla - Misalignment of the hood latch may prevent latching of the secondary latch

Official notice

18 Feb 2022

Last checked

18 Feb 2022

Medium riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns Tesla - Misalignment of the hood latch may prevent latching of the secondary latch. Misalignment of the hood latch may prevent latching of the secondary latch Published 2022-02-18.

What to do now

Inspect the secondary hood latch on affected vehicles. If the hood is not properly retained by the secondary latch the latch mechanism will be reassembled and repositioned to assure proper alignment.

Units affected

8,351

Recall number

R-2022-009

Official notice

2022-02-18

The hazard

Misalignment of the hood latch may prevent latching of the secondary latch

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

MODEL S

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Affected products

Product 1

TESLA Model S

Units affected

8,351

Risk / hazard

Misalignment of the hood latch may prevent latching of the secondary latch

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Tesla

Manufacturer

Tesla

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Tesla. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2022-009

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2022-009

Campaign number

SB-21-11-003

Units affected

8,351

Classification

DVSA recall R-2022-009

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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