{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Tesla recall 20V609 (SB-20-00-002): 2020 Model Y",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v609/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V609 (Tesla): Trailer brake lights that fail to illuminate during braking increase the risk of a crash. Tesla's own number: SB-20-00-002.",
  "excerpt": "Tesla Model Y, model year 2020. Filed by Tesla, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 30 September 2020. 2,567 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020 Model Y vehicles equipped with a global rear lamp and tow package configuration. A software error prevents the illumination of trailer brake lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, \"Lamps, … 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-20-00-002. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V609 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: “Trailer brake lights that fail to illuminate during braking increase the risk of a crash.” 20V609 Tesla, Inc. Exterior Lighting 30 September 2020 2020-2020 TESLA MODEL Y This is not an ordinary campaign. The remedy is delivered over the air . There may be no garage visit, no invoice and no paper trail the owner ever sees, which is also why a later revision to th",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:22:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:21:11+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Tesla recall 20V609 (SB-20-00-002): 2020 Model Y\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v609/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}