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Tesla - The propellant in the front passenger airbag inflator may degrade over time

Official notice

11 Jan 2019

Last checked

11 Jan 2019

Medium riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns Tesla - The propellant in the front passenger airbag inflator may degrade over time. The propellant in the front passenger airbag inflator may degrade over time Published 2019-01-11.

What to do now

Replace the front passenger air bag on affected vehicles.

Units affected

4,973

Recall number

R-2019-006

Official notice

2019-01-11

The hazard

The propellant in the front passenger airbag inflator may degrade over time

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

4,973

Risk / hazard

The propellant in the front passenger airbag inflator may degrade over time

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-2019-006

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2019-006

Campaign number

SB-19-20-001

Units affected

4,973

Classification

DVSA recall R-2019-006

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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