{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Tesla recall 22V050 (SB-22-18-002): 2021-2022 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2022 Model Y",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v050/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V050 (Tesla): Decreased defrosting performance may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. Tesla's own number: SB-22-18-002.",
  "excerpt": "Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X, Tesla Model Y, model years 2020 to 2022. Filed by Tesla, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 2 February 2022. 26,681 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles. A software error may cause a valve in the heat pump to open unintentionally and trap the refrigerant inside the evaporator, resulting in decreased defrosting performance. As such, these vehicles fail to comply … 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-22-18-002. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V050 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: “Decreased defrosting performance may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.” 22V050 Tesla, Inc. Electrical System:Software 2 February 2022 2020-2022 TESLA MODEL 3, TESLA MODEL S, TESLA MODEL X, TESLA MODEL Y This is not an ordinary campaign. The remedy is delivered over the air . Th",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:22:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:37:15+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Tesla recall 22V050 (SB-22-18-002): 2021-2022 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2022 Model Y\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v050/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}