{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Tesla recall 18V031 (SB-18-20-001): All 2013 Model S",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v031/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V031 (Tesla): An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or d...",
  "excerpt": "Tesla Model S, model year 2013. Filed by Tesla, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 9 January 2018. 17,846 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling all 2013 Model S vehicles equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Tesla's own number for this recall: SB-18-20-001. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V031 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 18V031 Tesla, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 9 January 2018 2013-2013 TESLA MODEL S An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:31:02+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:53:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Tesla recall 18V031 (SB-18-20-001): All 2013 Model S\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v031/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}